SEL PTA Council

SEL PTA Council

BRUSH/MEMORIAL ATHLETIC BOOSTER APPLICATION

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Each year Brush/Memorial Athletic Boosters award scholarships to Brush Seniors.

A member of the family must be an ATHLETIC BOOSTER MEMBER.

The amount of the scholarship shall be $500; the number of scholarships shall be (2) two with the intent to provide (1) one for a male athlete and (1) one for a female athlete provided funds are available. If there are not sufficient applicants of either gender then two may be given to the same gender. If there are not sufficient funds to provide (2) two scholarships then (1) will be provided to ANY athlete.

I hereby apply for the Brush/Memorial Athletic Scholarship Award.

Name: Phone:

Address:

City: Ohio Zip:

Homeroom Teacher: Room #:

Email Address: ______Grade Point Avg :

College/Trade/Technical School planning to attend: ______

Community activities (can include travel and rec sports ) ______

Extra-Curricular Activities other than athletics: ______

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Athletic participation while attending high school; varsity and junior varsity:

______Year:

______Year:

______Year:

Leadership positions held in sports, and co-curricular activities: ______

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Consent for Information Release:

All of the information in this application will be kept in the strictest confidence. I agree to release a copy of my transcript to the committee for this particular scholarship.

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PARENT/GUARDIAN (OR STUDENT IF DATE

18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER)

Application must be returned to the Guidance Office by 3:30 pm April 17th, 2015.

Qualification criteria for the Brush/Memorial Athletic Booster Club Scholarship are:

The applicant’s family must be a member of the Brush/Memorial School Athletic Booster Club.

The applicant must maintain at least a 2.0 grade point average

The applicant must be able to take full advantage of the scholarship during the next calendar year.

The applicant will be ineligible to receive the scholarship if at the time it is awarded they have accepted a “Full ride” (tuition, room and board and books) from a college, university or trade/technical school

The applicant must submit the following documents which will be the basis for selection:

  1. Completed “Scholarship Application.”
  2. One character reference from a member of the Brush High School Athletic Dept or Faculty.
  3. Applicant’s essay entitled, “How my participation has contributed to the spirit, positive attitude and overall betterment of the team.” To prevent disqualification, essay must be typed and double spaced, using no less than 12 point type on “one page or less”.)

Applicants will be judged on the following criteria:

Athletic participation – performing to the best of their athletic ability.

Leadership – providing a positive example for others, being a good role model, exhibiting good sportsmanship.

Contribution to Team – being a team player, helping others to improve.

Commitment to Excellence – putting in extra work, being dedicated, and striving to be well prepared.

The recipient may or may not be the team’s best athlete, but has shown exceptional enthusiasm, participation, effort, spirit and dedication to warrant this special recognition.

“IT’S NOT ABOUT WINNING OR LOSING, BUT HOW YOU PLAYED THE GAME.”

APPLICANT, PLEASE ADVISE THOSE WRITING RECOMMENDATIONS TO FOLLOW THIS FORMAT:

  1. Keep all letters to a maximum of one, typed, double-spaced page.
  1. Please mention applicant’s name only “once” when writing the recommendation. (For anonymity of the candidate, the Scholarship Selection Committee Chairman is required to white-out each name and assign a number to the application before the submissions can be viewed by the Scholarship Selection Committee.) Thank You