Go into your counselors office or the college advising office at your high school. There are MANY small scholarships that are probably only offered in your community. For example, your school PTA probably offers a couple. The local churches, Lions Club, Women’s club, Italian (or similar) club, possibly the town board of commerce, county scholarships, etc…
As an example, there is an organization in my community that helps families in need. They offered a $100 scholarship for a poster competition. About 50 entries were submitted and my kid won. Edit: I just remembered that I was active in a Newcomer’s Club in our town. We offered a $250 scholarship. Students had to submit an essay on what they gained from community service.
If you are looking for small scholarships, look locally. I just googled the name of my county and scholarships. Before she passed, a local woman set up annual scholarships in cooperation with the United Way, a volunteer group. The (name of county) Municipal Planning Federation offers $2000 scholarships.
For fun, I just googled chicken farming scholarships. At least 8 different organizations came up offering scholarships in the $1k-$2k range. Who knew? Look for scholarships aligned with your interests. There are all kinds of essay competitions and poetry competitions that people don’t know about. There are scholarships for left handed people. Also, you do not have to be an amazing writer to win these scholarships. Committees are mainly looking for authenticity.
Getting scholarships is like a job. They aren’t giving it away for nothing and you will have to do some work. On this site, look for a very relevant post by a former student here named @CourtneyThurston . She wrote the book on getting scholarships.