FFA ALUMNI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
PURPOSE:
The intentions of the FFA Alumni Memorial Scholarship are to provide
scholarships for Waterford High School graduates to help advance one’s
potential in the areas of interest through secondary education.
DUE DATE: ALL applications must be submitted to the FFA advisor no later than:
Monday, April 4th, 2011
SCHOLARSHIP RULES AND PROCEDURES
 ELIGIBILITY
1.
A. Applicant entering an agriculturally related field must be a graduating
senior in the FFA and been a member of the agricultural education
department for the last 2 consecutive years. This includes January
graduates.
B. Applicant entering a non - agriculturally related field must be a
graduating senior in the FFA and been a member of the agricultural
education department for the last 3 consecutive years. This includes
January graduates.
2. Applicants must have at least a 2.5 GPA overall.
3. It shall be the responsibility of the scholarship committee to review and
select qualified recipient/s.
4. To receive the scholarship, the applicant must be scheduled to attend a
College or Technical college to receive a higher level of education.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS
1. The scholarship committee will determine the amount of each individual
scholarship.
2. The scholarship winners will be announced at the FFA banquet and given
at the senior awards ceremony held at the end of the present school year.
3. Upon receiving the scholarship, the recipient must use the scholarship
within 18 months or the money will go back into the fund.
4. All applications must be typed and signed by all parties,
5. The scholarship recipient’s transcripts must be submitted to the FFA
Alumni treasurer within the first semester of completion in order to
obtain the scholarship money.
6. The scholarship recipient will receive one half of the scholarship money
with their first semester grades and one half of the scholarship money
with their second semester grades.
GENERAL INFORMATION
A.
NAME:
B.
ADDRESS:
C.
AGE:
D.
NUMBER OF YEARS IN FFA:
E.
COLLEGE OR TECHNICAL SCHOOL SELECTED:
PHONE NUMBER:
PROSPECTIVE MAJOR AREA:
F.
LEADERSHIP & OTHER FFA ACTIVITIES WHILE INVOLVED IN FFA:
(Place a checkmark under the category in which the activity took place.)
ACTIVITY
CHAPTER
STATE
NATIONAL
COMMUNITY OR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
ACHIEVEMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY/SCHOOL ACTIVITIES:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
ESSAY:
 PLEASE ANSWER EACH QUESTION SEPARATELY ON AN ADDITIONAL
PIECE OF PAPER.
 ATTACH THE ESSAY ANSWERS TO YOUR APPLICATION.
 EACH ESSAY ANSWER MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 100 WORDS
 THE MECHANICS OF GOOD HIGH SCHOOL COMPOSITION WILL BE
CONSIDERED WHEN JUDGING SCHOLARSHIPS. THIS INCLUDES
SPELLING, GRAMMAR, SENTENCE/PARAGRAPH FORMATION,
PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZATION.
1. EXPLAIN HOW YOU HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE WATERFORD HIGH
SCHOOL AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT/FFA THROUGHOUT YOUR HIGH
SCHOOL CAREER.
2. EXPLAIN YOUR LONG-RANGE GOALS AND HOW YOUR EDUCATION
WILL HELP YOU TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS.
SIGNATURE PAGE:
I certify that this application was completed by me and that all entries and information
shown are true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
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APPLICANT’S SIGNATURE
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PRINT NAME
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PARENT’S SIGNATURE
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DATE
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GPA
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GUIDENCE COUNSELOR