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About the SasonsFund Scholarship
SasonsFund distributes scholarships annually to high school seniors at selected Colorado high schools in May. For the 2008-2009 school year, three (3) scholarships, each worth $1500, are to be awarded: one to a graduating senior from Greeley West High School (in Greeley, Colorado), one to a graduating senior from Greeley Central High School (in Greeley, CO) and one to a graduating senior from Roy J. Wasson High School (in Colorado Springs, Colorado). Recipients are selected on the basis of scholarship, financial need, character, teamwork, and potential that is respected by high school teachers.
All scholarship candidates must apply for the scholarship by answering all the questions on the application form (available in PDF form via the link below or at the participating high school counselor's office). Each scholarship recipient is selected by a group of local teachers and coaches and must have plans to attend a 4-year university in the year following their high school graduation.
Basic Criteria for Awarding a SasonsFund Scholarship:
1) Applicants should have a minimum of a 'B' grade-point average (3.0 or higher).
2) Applicants must be high school seniors, with definitive plans to attend a 4-year university (in-state or out-of state). All scholarship money will be available at the university to help fund the student's future academic activities.
3) Applicants must apply for the scholarship using the application form provided. The application form may be completed in the student's own handwriting or it may be typed. The application will require the student to enter some formal information (name, date of birth, GPA, etc.) and provide answers to the following questions:
3.A. In your opinion, how does advanced education help the world and your community? [200 words or less]
3.B. What does teamwork and team building mean to you? [200 words or less]
3.C. Please describe, in 50 words or less, your motto for life, or the dream(s) you want to achieve.
4) Applicants should be fairly active at their high school and should enjoy relative success in one or more varsity-level sports, with at least one sport preferably being Track .
5) Applicants should be competitors on and off the field, with the characteristics and charisma of a team player. The applicant should have obvious potential and the respect of others, as noticed by the teachers (not just coaches) of the high school.
6) A group of teachers from each high school, selected by the counselors and composed of coaches and instructors of various disciplines (Math, History/Social Studies, English, Science, etc), will make the final selection. Two alternates from each high school will also be named in case the primary scholarship recipient cannot accept the scholarship. The Sharify family would like to personally review the top 5 applicants from each high school, but will not interfere (unless requested) with the final selection process.
Annual Schedule for Awarding SasonsFund Scholarships:
Jan 1-20: The Sharify family and the Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County (CFSG&WC) will complete and publish the SasonsFund application form for the current year. Draft copies of the application form and criteria will be emailed and mailed to Foundation POCs and to representatives of each high school.
Feb 10-15: The application will be mailed (or emailed) to each high school scholarship POC, where it will be promoted and distributed to all interested SasonsFund scholarship applicants.
Mar 10-15: [Pre-Spring Break] Students return completed (typed or hand-written) SasonsFund scholarship applications to the high school scholarship POC, who collects them and verifies them. The teacher/coach selection committee is determined at this time and all applications are copied and discretely forwarded to members of this group.
Apr 15: The teacher/coach selection committee from each high school determines the scholarship winner. The top five applications are delivered to the Sharify family.
Early May: The scholarship winner is announced and formally given the award at an awards ceremony (if possible). Members of the Sharify family would like to attend this event.
Summer: The scholarship money is forwarded to the university being attended by the scholarship winner.
Links to all participating high schools and a link to the SasonsFund Scholarship Application Form (in PDF format):
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Making the annual scholarship distribution happen, thanks to Lauren Weber, Judy Knapp, and Twyla Coblentz at the Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County!
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