The Promise Scholarship Program is a program that was started to encourage younger students to set their sights on a college education. 

Nominations of sixth graders are sought from elementary teachers for students who have shown promise and potential but may not be the top students in the class. Scholarships are given to these students, not necessarily as a reward for outstanding achievement, but as an incentive and motivation to stay in school, do their best, and start thinking about education beyond high school as an attainable goal. 

At least one student is selected from each of the district's 15 elementary schools and awarded a $500 scholarship that will be held "in escrow" until the student graduates from one of Bethel's high schools. There are many other sites online that will give you free information on applying for the Promise Scholarship Program.