Maple Lake Lions Scholarship Rules

  1. Lions Scholarships are open to all graduating seniors.
  1. To apply for a scholarship, a student must complete a Lions application and submit it to either the school or a member of the Lions Scholarship committee by the due date.
  1. Only persons graduating from January through June of the year the scholarship is being given can apply.
  1. Scholarships must be used before the 2nd quarter or semester of the following year.
  1. Scholarship check will be made out to the college/ university the student is attending (by Maple Lake Public Schools, or in a special circumstance by the Lions Club to another school). To receive the scholarship money, proof of enrollment for the second quarter/semester is required.
  1. Only one scholarship will be awarded per person; if the person selected to receive a Lions scholarship is receiving a scholarship from another group or business, they will not receive one from the Lions. It will go to an alternate person. The purpose of this is to allow more students to advance themselves in their careers.
  1. All scholarship applications will be reviewed and graded by a scholarship committee and recipients of these scholarships will be approved by the Lions Board members.
  1. Selection criteria will be based on the following priority order:
  • Community service
  • Answers to questions / content
  • Grades / school involvement
  • Employment / Extracurricular groups
  • Future goals
  • Grammar / Spelling
  1. If there are any questions or concerns about the scholarship procedures, students must contact the Lions Club and speak to the scholarship chairman.

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Maple Lake Lion's Club Scholarship Application

NAME: ______DATE: ______

ADDRESS: ______

(Street Address or Box Number)

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(City, State, Zip Code)

PHONE NUMBER: ______

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***Student must maintain (in college or secondary school) a GPA of 2.0 for the semester / 2 quarters and

Continue into the next Semester/quarter.

*** Student must be a full-time student.

***The check will be made out to the schoolafter the Maple Lake Lion's Club verifies GPA and School enrollment.

***Student must be a graduating senior this year.

PLEASE NOTE: As you complete this information, you are strongly encouraged to use additional paper in responding to any of the questions. Written references may be included with the application.

***During the selection process, names will not be used***

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Application deadline: Tuesday March 24, 2015

at 3:15 p.m. in the high school office.

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I.HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION (Have school office fill in A&B) No.______

A. School______Grade Average______

B. A.C.T. / P.S.A.T. Composite Score______SIGNED:______

C. List courses taken this year. ______

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Favorite and why: ______

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Least Favorite and why:______

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D. Participation in extra-curricular activities:

Activity Year 9-12

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Favorite and why: ______

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Least favorite and why: ______

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II. COMMUNITY SERVICE:

A. Neighborhood/Local Community Service

ActivityYear 9-12

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B. Other volunteer Service

ActivityYear 9-12

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III.PERSONAL AND CAREER GOALS:

ActivityYear 9-12

A. Tell us about your Personal goals. ______

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B.Tell us about your Career goals.______

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C.Tell us why you have chosen your career field.______

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IV. FUTURE PLANS

A. College Plans (To which colleges or technical schools have you been accepted or have you applied to.)

SchoolCity,. State AppliedAccepted

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B. Course of Study: ______

C. Degree Desired:______

V. EMPLOYMENT RECORD

A. Did you have a part-time job while in high school? Yes______No______

If yes, name of business:______

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How long have you worked?______(months) Hours per week worked?______

Duties and what working has taught you:______

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Do you plan to work part-time while attending college?Yes_____ No_____

VI. GROUPS/ORGANIZATIONS YOU ARE OR HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN: (Scouts, etc.)

______Year - From ______To ______

______Year - From ______To ______

______Year - From ______To ______

______Year - From ______To ______

VII. How have you spent your last two summer vacations?______

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VIII. What are your plans for the upcoming summer?______

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IX. Who do you look up to and why:______

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X. Please summarize your views on the Environment and our Natural resources:______

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XI. Please feel free to elaborate on any other point, topics, etc. that you feel that would be of

Interest to the selection committee. ______

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