Guidance

1 scholarship is available for $1000

Open to any senior of Italian descent that is enrolled (by senior night) in a 4 year undergraduate program or an accredited vocational school or tech school program.

Candidates need to submit a letter of recommendation and an essay:

1. Letter of Recommendation: Submit a letter from 1 reference (teachers, professors, or educational administrators).  Please make sure the letter has contact information in case the reference needs to be discussed.
2. Essay: Submit an original essay of 200-500 words about a personal experience that demonstrated or generated pride in your Italian heritage.

Letters and Essays can be submitted to Guidance.

–          Submit a one page essay or no more than 500 words on a School Counselor who has made a different in your academic, career and/or social-emotional development. The body of the essay should be single spaced and it should be double spaced between paragraphs.

–          The Schol Counselor you are writing about must be employed in Pennsylvania

(Essay must be submitted electronically to the link located above.)

Contest is open to any student entering a 2 or 4 year college under an agricultural, conservation, or environmentally oriented college curriculum.  If there are any questions regarding the curriculum you plan to study, contact the office.  Some examples would be Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Engineering, Aquatic Biology, Soil Sciences, Parks and Recreation, Forest Sciences, Agronomy, Wildlife Biology, etc.

STUDENT MUST BE ENTERING FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE IN CURRENT YEAR.

The contest is open to Wayne County students only.

There is no discrimination to race or sex.

The scholarship is for one payment of $500 the first year of college and one payment of $500 the second year of college.  Payments will be made directly to the school that the winner is planning to attend.  Before the second payment is made the winner will be responsible for submitting a copy of the first year transcript and a confirmation from the college that the student is still enrolled in a qualifying curriculum.

The application is to be completed to the best of the student’s ability.

One letter of reference must be included with the application.  The reference may not be a teacher or family member.

A one page, double-spaced essay describing future goals and objectives must be submitted with the student’s application.

A transcript of the applicant’s educational record must be included.

The school’s guidance counselor or principal must sign the application for the contest.

The judging is completed using the application and material submitted, and how much the activities and information given pertain to the college curriculum that is chosen.

• attend school in the Lackawaxen Watershed.  (The high schools in the Lackawaxen Watershed are Honesdale H. S., Wallenpaupack Area H.S., Western Wayne H. S., and Canaan Christian Academy H. S.)
• intend to pursue a career supporting environmental conservation
• plan to major in college in a subject area that will lead to the achievement of this career goal.

The amount of the award is $500.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

1. Completed student application
2. Essay discussing an environmental issue of concern to applicant and why.
3. School report and recommendation from counselor
4. Official transcript including GPA.
5. High school profile
6. Recommendation from a science teacher
7. Deadline:  April 7, 2025

Criteria: High school and college students in Wayne County, PA

–          List of schools have you have applied and/or been accepted to

–          Intended major

–          List Honors in areas of academics, activity-related, athletic, and community

–          Involvement within high school

–          Community activities involvement

2 letters of recommendation

–          Five scholarships are awarded for $1,000.

–          Students must live in Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike, or Monroe County.

–          Students plan to pursue a career in Human Services, Health Care, Social Work, or Special Education, as well as Vo-Tech careers in Construction, HVAC or Electrical Technology.

–          Transcript

–          Any relevant test scores (if applicable)

Criteria
• Complete an application.
• List all activities, achievements, volunteerism, employment and extracurricular involvement throughout your high
school career.
• List the 2 or 4 year college or technical school you plan on attending post high school.
• Essay Questions. Attach short answer essay responses to the application (1 paragraph minimum per essay. Essays should contain detailed and meaningful responses.)

1. Graduating High School Senior
2. Legal residency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
3. Attendance at a Pennsylvania college, university, or career school as a full-time student
4. Academic achievement (minimum of 3.0 cumulative GPA in high school)
5. Commitment to community and demonstrated leadership qualities
6. Extracurricular activities
7. Financial need

Essay:

Pennsylvania State Representatives are elected to the House to serve districts of approximately 65,000 constituents. Explain what you believe are the metrics that should be used to measure success for a Representative.

–          Submitting a creative project that educates people about the perils of dangerous driving. In your own creative way, tell us how teens can drive with safety in mind, all the time.

–          Applicants must be a graduating, college-bound high school senior that resides in Pennsylvania.

(This form along with the project both need to be submitted for consideration of this scholarship.)

–          An essay of approximately 500 words regarding ‘Character.’ Prompts may include but not limited to… What does character mean to you? How would you define character? The importance in our lives and in our community. You may also include any personal examples of character.

*Completed essay can be returned to guidance for submission of this scholarship.

–          Wayne County Resident

–          Current graduating senior as a part of the class of 2025

–          At least a “C” average

–          Looking to further education beyond high school

Completion of an essay about civic engagement (about 500 words)

·         Awarded to a senior female athlete of good academic standing, and who upon high school graduation will continue her education to a 4 year college.

*Must have received EOC Program assistance at any time between September 1, 2024 through today *Student must be attending post- secondary schooling in the Fall of 2025 or Spring of 2026 to be eligible

*Student must complete a FAFSA and have proof

by: April 25, 2025.

1.       Current or most recent Transcript;

2.       Proof of enrollment in college or vocational training program;

3.       Two (2) letters of Recommendation from two (2) different sources. Recommendations can’t be from a relative. Recommendations from a teacher, professor, guidance counselor, school official, employer, clergy, and the like are preferred;

4.       Family Member is/was a veteran or service person

5.       An essay which addresses your specific educational and career goals and how your educational endeavor will help you accomplish these goals and/or make a difference in your professional career.  Include information concerning your background, your family, education, volunteer activities; your goals in life; your strengths/weaknesses, and the reasons why you want to pursue your selected career.  Additionally, and most critical to this scholarship application, please discuss how the family member’s service to America impacted your life. The Wayne County Business and Professional Women’s Scholarship Committee will consider your essay carefully when your application is evaluated.  It should be well thought out and relevant to your career goals.  (Please limit your essay to 500 words)

– Senior’s name

– Name of their parent/grandparent that is a Disabled veteran (and branch of service),

– High school’s name

– Name of intended college, university, trade school, or military plans, etc. and along with proposed major/specialty.

We were forced by regulation that the parent/grandparent must have been disabled (military service connected) in some way. We DO NOT need you to send military discharge paperwork, Veteran Administration proof, etc. sent.

1. Current or most recent Transcript;
2. Proof of enrollment in college or vocational training program;
3. Two (2) letters of Recommendation from two (2) different sources. Recommendations can’t be from a relative. Recommendations from a teacher, professor, guidance counselor, school official, employer, clergy, and the like are preferred;
4. An essay which addresses your specific educational and career goals and how your educational endeavor will help you accomplish these goals and/or make a difference in your professional career.  Include information concerning your background, your family, education, volunteer activities; your goals in life; your strengths/weaknesses, and the reasons why you want to pursue your selected career.  The Wayne County Business and Professional Women’s Scholarship Committee will consider your essay carefully when your application is evaluated.  It should be well thought out and relevant to your career goals.  (Please limit your essay to 500 words)

–          Copy of college acceptance letter

–          Two letters of Recommendation

–          Participated at the Wayne County Fair by working, volunteering, or exhibiting within the last three out of four years.

–          Community service involvement

–          Extracurricular activities

–          Any awards or special recognitions

–          Work Experience

–          An essay that contains your secondary education plans, the field you are interested in, your reason for choosing this field and your future ambitions.

–           Graduating student who resides in Wayne County

–          Planning to attend an accredited college and majoring in a horticultural or agricultural field. Other fields of interest include horticulture/floral design or a related field such as agriculture, agribusiness, etc.

Residency:

·         Resident of Wayne or Pike County Pennsylvania

Qualified Institutions and Level of Study

·         Any Nursing Program

·         Two-year college

·         Four-year college

·         School must have an accredited nursing program

·         School must be in the United States

Academic Requirements

·         Good academic standing planning to graduate on time

Accepted into a nursing program

• Attending a two- or four-year Pennsylvania college or university in the Fall of 2025
• Pursuing a course of study in History or an allied field
• Current Pennsylvania resident

–          Eligible for seniors who plan on attending a two or four year college/university or trade school.

–          Must be a High School Senior

–          Have a family member who is or was a Legion member. Must provide name of member, city of post and relationship to you.

2. Candidate must have all requirements necessary to graduate in June, 2025.

3. Candidate and/or immediate family member have or have had drug/alcohol issues (also known as Substance Use Disorder), and the candidate has succeeded despite this dysfunction within the family.  Candidates who themselves are in recovery must have at least one year sobriety, have a sponsor, and be a member of a support program.

4. Candidate must have been accepted into a post high school program, with plans to further his/her education/career before funds are disbursed.  College acceptance letter must accompany application.

5. Scholarship may be awarded anonymously if requested by recipient.

–          Planning to purse a 2-year (Associates) or 4-year (Bachelor) degree level program or a post-secondary trade or technical school.

–          Must have contributed to community service locally or in school.

–          Applicant must meet at least ONE of the following specific criteria below:

–          Be a member of the GDS Fair

–          Be a child or grandchild of a member of the GDS Fair

–          Have contributed significantly to the preparation and/or conduct of the GDS Fair in the past 3 years