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Lamar State College Orange wants to assist every student during this time of uncertainty and economic unrest. Therefore, during the summer 2020 semester, we will continue providing our students with the hope of a productive and secure future by offering all students – new and returning – the opportunity to pursue their educational goals and enroll in TWO SUMMER COURSES FOR FREE!

The tuition and fees for two 3-credit hour courses in the Summer 2020 semester will be paid for every Texas and Louisiana student who completes and submits a 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and uses LSCO’s school code 016748.

Note: Students who qualify for a Pell Grant and/or other grants will have the tuition and fees for the two free Summer 2020 semester courses paid by their financial aid award. Any student who does not qualify for a Pell Grant and/or other grants will have the tuition and fees for the two free Summer 2020 semester courses paid by LSCO institutional or grant funds. Some courses offer free textbooks (open source).

Steps to apply and register for Summer 2020 semester courses:

• New students. Complete and submit the Admissions Application (www.applytexas.org) for the summer of 2020.
• All students. Complete and submit the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Financial Aid Application (www.fafsa.ed.gov). Use LSCO’s school code 016748.
• All students. Register for summer classes at LSCO
• New students must meet with an advisor virtually or by phone to register.
• Continuing students can register directly through their self-service account.

More details can be found here.

Lamar State College Orange (LSCO) will receive $521,660 in emergency financial aid via the CARES Federal Economic Stimulus Package.

Emergency grants will be made available to LSCO students that submit an application and:

• Have incurred expenses related to the disruption of LSCO campus activities related to COVID-19;
• Were enrolled at LSCO during the spring 2020 semester in at least one face-to-face class, face-to-face lab, or clinical course on or prior to March 13, 2020;
• Filed a 2019-2020 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) OR will complete and file a FAFSA on or before applying for financial aid emergency funds in addition to meeting all of the following criteria:
  • U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen that is otherwise eligible to receive federal Title IV aid;
  • Assigned a valid Social Security number;
  • Registered with the Selective Service (if required);
  • Not have a conviction for the possession or sale of illegal drugs;
  • Completed a high school diploma, General Educational Development (GED), or approved homeschool diploma;
  • Enrolled in a degree-seeking program during the spring 2020 semester;
  • Meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) guidelines;
  • Not be in default with any federal student loans or owe an overpayment on any federal grants;

Submit your application for Emergency Financial Aid Funds here.

Student applications for Student Emergency Financial Aid will be available to LSCO students between May 1, 2020, and May 15, 2020. Students may complete the application for Student Emergency Financial Aid in an online electronic form available on the LSCO Webpage. Students who meet the eligibility criteria but do not complete the application for Student Emergency Financial Aid will not be considered for award.

Students who submit the application for Student Emergency Financial Aid during the application period and who meet the eligibility criteria will be awarded a minimum of $500, pending availability of funds.

LSCO will disburse funds to eligible students on or before May 29, 2020.

• Awards of $500 will serve approximately 1040 LSCO students;
• Awards of $700 will serve approximately 745 LSCO students;
• Awards of $1000 will serve approximately 520 LSCO students.

Students will be notified via their LSCO student email of their award status on or before May 27, 2020. If approved, emergency financial aid funds will be disbursed to LSCO students in the following manner:

• LSCO Students who have direct deposit information on file will be paid via direct deposit;
• Checks will be mailed to all LSCO students who do not have direct deposit information on file.

Submit your application for Emergency Financial Aid Funds here.

Interested in getting your kids breakfast and lunches till the end of May from your school district? Here is the list of the Orange County schools that are offering food in the month of May to kids during COVID-19 pandemic:

Orangefield ISD
Orangefield Junior High School
Breakfast/Lunch
Monday-Friday 10:30am to 12:00pm

West Orange CISD
North Early Learning Center and West Orange High School
Breakfast/Lunch
Monday-Friday 8:30am to 12:30pm

Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD
We are doing school bus home deliveries Monday through Friday. Lunch and breakfast sacks are delivered simultaneously. Routes begin pulling out at 9:30 A.M. Tuesdays and Thursdays are double days. This means on Tuesday, meals are delivered for Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday, Thursday and Friday’s meals are delivered simultaneously.

Vidor ISD
Vidor Elementary and Pine Forest Elementary
Breakfast/Lunch
10:00am to 12:00pm

Bridge City ISD
Bridge City Elementary
Simi-Weekly pick-up dates and times
9:30am to 11:30am
May 4 for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
May 7 for Thursday and Friday
May 11 for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
May 14 for Thursday and Friday
May 18 for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
May 21 for Thursday and Friday

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday that public and private school classrooms will remain closed for the remainder of the school year to avoid quickening the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

The decision, made with the advice of doctors and health officials, came alongside a series of executive orders intended to slowly reopen the state economy, relaxing restrictions on retail businesses, doctor’s offices, and public parks.

“The team of doctors advising us has determined it would be unsafe to allow students to gather at schools for the foreseeable future,” Abbott said.

The governor’s order applies to public, charter and private K-12 schools, as well as higher education institutions.

In order to receive state funding, school districts must provide some form of remote instruction through the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.

The Texas State Teachers Association applauded a decision that “removes uncertainty for hundreds of Texas communities and, health experts say, will help slow the spread of the coronavirus. … Meanwhile, teachers will continue to work with their students to provide lessons and activities – remotely – as they have been doing for several weeks.”

Please refer to links below for local school district’s responses:

West Orange Cove CISD

Little Cypress Mauriceville CISD

Orangefield ISD

Are you interested in getting your kids’ breakfast and lunches till the end of April from your school district?

Here is the list of the Orange County schools that are offering food in the month of April to kids during COVID19 pandemic:

Orangefield ISD
Orangefield Junior High School
Breakfast/Lunch Monday-Friday 10:30 am to 12:00 pm

West Orange CISD
North Early Learning Center and West Orange High School
Breakfast/Lunch Monday-Friday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD
School currently on scheduled Spring Break-will update when school employees report back

Vidor ISD
Vidor Elementary and Pine Forest Elementary
Breakfast/Lunch 10:00am to 12:00pm

Bridge City ISD
Bridge City Elementary
Semi-Weekly pick-up dates and times
April 14 for Tuesday and Wednesday
April 16 for Thursday and Friday
April 20 for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
April 23 for Thursday and Friday
April 27 for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
April 30 for Thursday and Friday

Thanks to James Scales of Orange County Environmental Health Code Compliance for creating the list.