THE MARY VIRGINIA FAIRFAX MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Regulations Governing Selection

1. The applicant will:

  1. Be a resident of Preston County and a graduate of Preston High School.
  1. Have been accepted for admission to an institution of higher learning.
  1. Pursue a career in Business and Office Education.
  1. Present the application to the committee by April 30 of the current school year proceeding the date of expected enrollment.

2. The applicant will show evidence that s/he has followed the business education career path (course work

on transcript).

3. Should there not be at least three (3) applicants, the trustees may make a decision to open the scholar-

ship to another area of academic preference.

4. The recipient will be selected from senior students at Preston High School.

5. The scholarship may be awarded on the basis of need and/or on potential academic success.

6. The committee will select an alternate to the recipient.

7. The scholarship will be awarded when official evidence of enrollment is received by the scholarship

committee from the office of Admissions and Records. An official letter of acceptance will be suffi-

cient documentation to issue the award check. Should the scholarship recipient decide against enrolling

in the indicated institution, the check must be returned to the Committee Chairperson. A new check

may be issued for a newly selected institution.

8. Checks will be issued for payment by the WesBanco Bank when the request is signed by two

committee (trustee) members. Checks will initially designate the student and the institution as the

payee. Checks must be issued for payment by the WesBanco Trust operations Department prior to

June 1.

9. Should the recipient not enroll for the first semester, s/he forfeits all rights to the scholarship.

The selected alternate will be awarded the scholarship for that semester.

10. Should there not be an applicant for a four year Baccalaureate Degree program, consideration may

be given to (first) worthy applicants for two year programs or (second) an accredited business college.

December 1999

Amended: April 2012

4/12/12

STUDENT APPLICATION

For

LEORA AND MILDRED LARUE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP

MARY AGNES BORGMAN SCHOLARSHIP

MARY VIRGINIA FAIRFAX MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

REIDLER-DAHLBERG SCHOLARSHIP

SUPERINTENDENT’S EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP

INSTRUCTIONS

Students may apply for any one or all of the above scholarships keeping in mind that the committees awarding these scholarships may have additional information regarding their eligibility requirements which will be given to you at the time you receive this application.

COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR NO LATER THAN APRIL 30.

ELIGIBILITY

This application may be completed by the student before s/he has been notified of his/her acceptance at the schools to which s/he has applied. However, to be eligible, applicants must be accepted at a college or junior college, and be a graduate of Preston High School and a resident of PRESTON COUNTY.

STUDENT APPLICATION

APPLICANT ______

Last Name First Name Middle Initial Date of Birth (mo/day/year)

HOME ADDRESS______

Street, route, or box no. City State Zip Code

Telephone ______

E-mail ______

SCHOOL APPLICANT

WILL BE ATTENDING ______

NameCity

  1. Date of application to this school ______
  1. Have you been accepted? ______
  1. What course of study will you pursue? ______
  1. What degree/certificate do you seek? ______
  1. If you have applied to other schools, please list in order of preference ______

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  1. What other scholarship aid are you seeking or have been awarded (list federal, state, and other)? ______

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LIST YOUR INTERESTS, ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL TALENTS, AWARDS, OFFICES HELD, etc., in or out of school which you believe have contributed to your own development. Where appropriate, use the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 to indicate freshman, sophomore, junior and senior years respectively.

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Please use the following space to tell the committee about your aspirations and to give any information which you believe will help the committee evaluate your application.

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PARENTS/GUARDIANS

Father ______Occupation ______Employer ______

Mother ______Occupation ______Employer ______

Applicant normally lives with ______

NUMBER OF SIBLINGS ______

Number living at home ______

Number attending college ______

Number attending technical school ______

Do you have a financial need in order to attend college? _____Yes No _____

IF APPLICABLE, PLEASE INCLUDE ON A SEPARATE PAGE THE REASON WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A TEACHER.

THE APPLICANT MUST ATTACH AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF GRADES TO THIS APPLICATION.

Date ______Signature ______

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THIS PAGE IS TO BE COMPLETED BY

SCHOOL OFFICIALS

Deliver this form to your school guidance counselor for completion.

Student’s Name ______

CANDIDATE’S TEST SCORES

College Board SAT

Date Taken / Verbal / Mathematics

American College Testing Program (ACT)

E / M / S.S. / N.S. / \
COMP.

OTHER TESTS (Please give test name, date taken, percentile scores, norm, I.Q., etc.)

CLASS RANKING

This applicant currently ranks ______from the top in a class numbering ______

(position) (total number in class)

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