The Emmitsburg Elementary School PTA is offering one Wanda Severance scholarship for $300 to a graduating Catoctin High School (CHS) senior. Requirements are: (1) Attended Emmitsburg Elementary School a minimum of one-full year (K-5); (2) Include a letter of recommendation from either a high school or community-related person (i.e. teacher, counselor, employer, clergy, activity coach); (3) Received an overall 2.85 GPA for four years of high school (verified by the school’s guidance office); (4) Acceptance by any accredited two- or four-year college or technical school; (5) Brief, one-page essay on how your experience at Emmitsburg Elementary School prepared you for your future. Submit completed application to: Scholarship Committee, Emmitsburg Elementary School PTA, 300 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD 21727. Forward applications on or before April 3, 2017. The announcement will be made at the CHS awards ceremony.
The scholarship award must be used in the first year after graduating from high school and is non-renewable.
The scholarship funds will be disbursed upon receipt of a certificate of full-time student enrollment, sent to the Emmitsburg Elementary School PTA, by the registrar’s office of the educational institution he or she chooses to attend.
