Revised July 15, 2015 2015-2016 FFA Alumni Scholarship Application PLACE AN “X” IN THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLYING FOR (CHOOSE ONE BOX PER EVENT): 212 Conference Illinois FFA Camp (Last Week in July) $550 Scholarship for Washington Leadership Conference (WLC) (Please Note: Alumni will only accept 1 Application per School per Conference) (Students may only attend one 212 Conference, Leadership Camp & WLC while in High School) Please note: Preference will be given to FFA members that: are current Sophomores for –212– Postmarked November 1st are current Sophomores & Juniors for – FFA Camp – Postmarked February 28th are current Juniors for – WLC – Postmarked November 1st PLEASE CHECK SPELLING & TYPE APPLICATION (DO NOT USE PENCILS/PENS) Name Address City Current Year in School State Zip Name of School Attending FFA Advisor Name of local FFA Alumni Chapter Section Part 1. List your current Supervised Agricultural Experience Program(s) (SAE). Briefly describe all programs that you have in the box provided. (10 points) Page 1 Part 2: A. FFA Leadership Activities (offices, greenhand, chapter, or section), Conferences and Conventions, Leadership Schools or Workshops, Public Speaking, Parliamentary Procedures and any other events of this type that are sponsored by FFA at the local level or above. (4 points) Event Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Revised July 15, 2015 Part 2: B. FFA Activities and Career Development Events (not listed above). Activities may be any CDE attended at the Section, District, or State levels, local activities such as selling fruit, working on concession stands, attending chapter recreational activities, and any other activity that is sponsored by the FFA or the FFA Alumni Chapters. (16 points) Event Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Part 2. C. School and Community Events (not listed above). Events may include (but are not limited to) activities such as Class Officer, 4-H member, involvement in school sports, music, FCLA, and other scholastic activities or clubs, Church Activities, Livestock Breed Memberships, etc. Please note: ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SPONSORED BY A LOCAL CIVIC GROUP, AND YOU WORKED AS PART OF YOUR CHAPTERS INVOLVMENT ARE ACCEPTABLE IN THIS AREA. Example: Your school replaced the flag poles at your school and you and other FFA members worked on this project. (20 points) Sophomore Junior Senior 2 Freshman Page Event Revised July 15, 2015 Part 3. What is your career objective or goals in the FFA? Your response should fit inside the box below: (10 points) BONUS Section: In the space provided below explain up to 3 activities that you were a part of with your local FFA Alumni Chapter. Please describe the activity and your involvement. (Up to 5 points for each activity) 1. 2. 3. *NOTE: IF THE SCHOLARSHIP WINNER CANNOT ATTEND THE EVENT, THE ADVISOR OR STUDENT MUST NOTIFY THE IL FFA CENTER 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE EVENT. OTHERWISE, THE STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FULL EVENT AMOUNT TO BE REMITTED TO THE IL FFA ALUMNI. Required Signatures Applicant Parent/Guardian FFA Advisor (s) High School Principal Local FFA Alumni President Page 3 Return to: (FAXES NOT ACCEPTED) Signed applications can be scanned and emailed to pdavis@illinoisffa.org Illinois FFA Alumni Association 3221 Northfield Drive Springfield, Illinois 62702 Revised July 15, 2015 Scoring Rubric Name School Other comments: PART 1: 5-8 ts=average levels of scope and growth; some grammar mistakes; average detail on Descriptions. Other comments: PART 2. A. 2-3 pts=at least 3 lines with leadership activities 1 pt=one line with leadership activities /4 Part 2. B Score: PART 2. B. 16 pts=each line contains adequate activities 10-14 pts=at least 7 lines contains adequate activities Less than 10 pts=at least 1 to 4 lines of adequate activity PART 2. C. 20 pts=all 10 lines contain adequate and quality activities Other comments: /16 Other comments: 14-19 pts=at least 7 lines contain adequate and quality activities 0-13 pts=at least 6 lines contain adequate and quality activities PART 3. 10 pts=excellent & well written career objective & goals. Part 2. A Score: /20 Other comments: 5-9 pts=above average written career objective & goals. Part 2. C Score: 4 pts or less=below average written career objective & goals. Part 3. Score: /10 TOTAL POINTS /60 ADD BONUS POINTS (UP TO 15 PTS) FINAL SCORE = /15 4 4 pts=6 lines complete with leadership activities /10 0-4 pts=lacks evidence of scope and growth with project; several grammar mistakes; lacks detail. Page 10 pts= more than 1 project; if 1 project only, scope and growth are excellent, well written with good grammar and excellent detail. Part 1 Score: