SouthArk celebrates Black History Month.

Application period deadline

The scholarship application period for the 2019-20 academic year at South Arkansas Community College closes on March 1. About 50 institutional and foundation scholarships are available to students, with varying requirements. For more information, see www.southark. edu/scholarships.

Mobile app contest for youth

Area students in grades five through twelfth will be able to showcase their technological talents in a mobile app creation contest at South Arkansas Community College next month.

The first-ever Show and Tech competition will be March 9 at the SouthArk Library. The contest is presented by SouthArk’s Futures in Information Technology program.

Students may register as individuals or teams of up to three members. Awards will be given to the top three apps presented by entrants in middle school (fifth and sixth grades), junior high (seventh and eighth grades) and senior high (ninth through twelfth grades).

Competitors must be able to present a demonstration of their mobile apps and answer questions from judges on March 9, when winners will be determined. The registration deadline is Feb. 28. More information can be found at southark.edu/showandtech.

Submissions sought for literary magazine

Submissions are being sought for Between the Lines, the online literary journal of South Arkansas Community College.

Stories, poetry and essays submitted by writers 18 years and older who live in Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, or Union County in Arkansas; or Union, Claiborne or Webster Parish in Louisiana will be considered. Fiction and essay submissions must be no longer than 3,000 words; poems must not exceed 50 lines.

Submissions are due by Feb. 28 by e-mail to editor Scott Larkin at slarkin@ southark.edu. Submissions may be edited at his discretion.