HAROLD E. SMITH POST

No. 54

601 3rd Street – Phone319-647-3787

Victor, Iowa52347

March 19, 2018

Dear HLV Male and Female Seniors:

The Victor American Legion, Post 54, congratulates you on your

approaching graduation. In keeping with the principles and aims

of the Legion to promote education, we are planning to award

two (2) $300scholarships to members of your graduating class.

These scholarships will be awarded without any discriminatory

consideration concerning academics or financial need. Scholarship

recipients will be paid after you are enrolled in the second semester

of your post high school education or at the half way point of your

designated program, whichever comes first. If the recipient fails to

pursue her/his educational plans or drops outbefore the specified

time of payment, the scholarship will be awarded to an alternate, if

applicable.

Presentation of the scholarship will be at the HLV AwardsCeremony.

Please complete the attached application and an essay andreturn it

in hard copy to the HLV Principal’s Office by the date and time listed

on the application form.

Best of luck to each of you.

Rob Nowotny

Rob Nowotny, Legion Commander

(*Office Use Only _____ Date _____ Time _____ Initials)

HAROLD E. SMITH POST

No. 54

601 3rd Street – Phone319-647-3787

Victor, Iowa52347

VICTOR AMERICAN LEGION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

DEADLINE: Turn into the HLV principal’s office

by 3:30 P.M. on Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Student Name:______

Address (Box, 911, Town, State, Zip)

______

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Is any member of your family a Legion/Auxiliary Member? ______

If yes, ListRelationship to you, and Name

RelationshipName

______

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Did you go to Boys/Girls State? ______Date(s) ______

Have you helped with the Legion Memorial Day Service? ______

Number of hours served at the Memorial Day Service in high school?_____

Have you helped with the Legion Washington DC Breakfast? ______

Number of hours served at the Washington DC Breakfast?______

Have you participated in any other Legion function? ______

If yes, explain ______

Are you a member of the Boy/Girl Scouts? ______

Highest Rank earned in Boy/Girl Scouts______

Applicant’s Name ______Page 2

List School Activities, Honors, Volunteer Work:

Continued … List School Activities, Honors, Volunteer Work:

List School Activities, Honors, Volunteer Work:

What are your future plans?

On a separate page, prepare an essay following the topic “WHAT MY COUNTRY MEANS TO ME”. The essay must be less than 200 words.

Criteria for the essay

0 / 1 / 2 / 3
Demonstrates good writing skills, complete sentences, spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc… / Very poorly written, skills lacking / Many errors / A few errors / Excellently written
Demonstrates patriotism / None demonstrated / Only mentioned once / Several mentions / Obvious throughout
Statements agree with guiding principles of the American Legion / No / Only a little / Mostly / Completely
Statements place country above self / No / Somewhat / For the most part / Yes