One of our goals is to to help some of our graduating seniors with their higher education.  Sometimes it only takes a little help to get someone started on the road to success.  We believe the scholarship is a very worthwhile cause and are pleased to continue this project yearly. We give one annual scholarship of $1,000.

We accept donations to the Scholarship Fund.  Please check the donation page on our website for details.

 

Selection is an annual event held in April and May.  You will find Information about how to apply at the Library in March.

To be eligible the graduating senior must:

* live in the 91916 zip code

* write a 500 word essay

* maintain a 3.0grade point average

* plan on attending a community college or university

* submit 2 letters of recommend- ation.

 

A panel of 5 judges decides on the winner.  Essays are reproduced without names and scored by the judges. An oral interview follows, where the panel asks questions of the applicant.  

 

Previous scholarship Recipients:

Bronte Galloway, 2011 Recipient

Bronte Galloway, Recipient of 2011 Scholarship

Bronte is a graduate of Mountain Empire High School where she was very active in the Future Farmers of America. She attends Costa Mesa College in Oceanside in the fall and eventually plans to graduate from Humboldt State University with a degree in anatomy.

 

David Buckmaster, 2011 Recipient

David Buckmaster, Recipient of 2010 Scholarship

David is a graduate of Steele Canyon High School where he participated in track, cross-country, and wrestling. He was a member of the Academic League team and the Science Olympiad team. He us a Freshman at Oregon State University and his main focus is mathematics.

(Updated Nov., 2011)

 

 

Jack Shelton, 2010 recipient

Jack Shelton, Recipient of 2010 Scholarship

  Jack graduated from Mt. Empire High School and is now in his sophomore year at University of California Santa Cruz. He is studying Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry (analyzing medicines to determine how thay interact with the human body.) 

(Updated Nov., 2011)

 

 

Taylor Johnson, 2009 Recipient

Taylor Johnson, Recipient of 2009 Scholarship

Taylor graduated from Mt. Empire High School and is now a Junior at Humboldt State University. She is studying biology with an emphasis on ecology and minoring in Appropriate technology which is a cross discipline in engineering and political science. She loves the university and the Humbolt area.  

(Updated Nov., 2011)
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