Summer Creek FFA
Application for
Booster Club Scholarship
DUE BY
MAY 1, 2014
SPONSORED BY:
SUMMER CREEK FFA BOOSTER CLUB
FOR TEACHER USE ONLY: STUDENT NUMBER: ______
Rules and Qualifications:
I. The Applicant Must:
A. Be an active member of the FFA Chapter for 3 years. Final year must
be part of Summer Creek FFA and be in good standing.
· A letter of proof of membership from the advisor of the other
schools FFA chapter must be submitted with the application.
B. Be in their senior year at Summer Creek High School.
C. Student Participation over the 3 year period of being part of FFA.
· Have participated in at least 5 separate FFA Teams at the district or area level
· Have completed 75 hours community service with the chapter
· Have received or qualified to receive the Lonestar Degree with a minimum of 3 SAE projects.
· All participation credits are accumulated over the time period the student is a member of FFA.
D. Turn in correctly completed application with all required signatures on time.
E. Have a Grade Point Average of a 3.0 at the time the application is submitted.
F. Must be scheduled to graduate with the class you entered in high school with, or
have graduated early.
II. Considerations:
A. Completion of the application for scholarship does not guarantee its award, but if accepted for this scholarship, I understand that I will not receive the award until I have enrolled in a full time continuing education program above the high school level.
B. If accepted for this scholarship, I understand that I must turn in documentation showing a tuition cost and then a check will be sent directly to the college or institution of your choice.
III. Additional Information:
A. You are to turn in 3 Letters of Recommendation addressed to the SCHS FFA Booster Club. These should be from a variety of teachers, friends, community leaders, etc.. None of these letters should come from a relative or an Ag Teacher from your school.
B. The students will be chosen based on a point based system. The point system is as follows:
Participation Points: 50 Points
Essay: 20 Points
Recommendations: 10 Points
Interview: 20 Points
FOR TEACHER USE ONLY: STUDENT NUMBER: ______
Part I: Personal Information
Student Full Name: ______
Address: ______City/State/Zip: ______
Parent/ Guardian Name: ______
Parent/ Guardian Address: ______
Home Phone Number: (_____) _____-______Cell Number: (_____) _____-______
Student Email: ______
Parent Email: ______
Other Pertinent Information: ______
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FOR TEACHER USE ONLY: STUDENT NUMBER: ______
SCHS FFA Point Sheet
This categorized sheet is designed to help committee members distinguish service and involvement of FFA members being considered for various awards.
Leadership Skills/Activities
LDE Contests ____ points
Top Scoring Individual/Team ____ points
Serve as FFA Officer ____ points
WLC ____ points
Other ____ points
Career Skills/Activities
CDE Contests ____ points
Top Scoring Individual/Team ____ points
Raising/Showing Livestock ____ points
Speaking Contests ____ points
Agriscience Fair ____ points
Other ____ points
Community/Chapter Service
Fundraiser Participation ____ points
Program Sales ____ points
Record Book ____ points
Serve on Committee ____ points
Special Kids Day/Tour Guiding ____ points
Other ____ points
Total Participation Points Earned: ______
Certified by Ag Teacher
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Signature Date
Check the appropriate boxes next to the events you have participated in. At the end go back and add all your points. Write your total number of points in the appropriate box
** Students must have met the standards set in the FFA Chapter Constitution.
I affirm that I have read and understand all criteria set forth in this application. I certify that all the information is correct and accurate to the best of my knowledge. Furthermore, I understand that if I am found to have falsified any information in this application I will be disqualified from consideration.
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Student Signature Date
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Parent/Guardian Signature Date
Event Points Event Points_
Leadership Activities:
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___Invitational LDE 1 ___Distric Level LDE 2
Count once per contest Top 5 scoring individual/team 2
___Area Level LDE 3 ___State Level LDE 5
Top 10 scoring individual/team 3 Top 10 scoring individual/team 5
___Serving as District Officer 4 ___Serving as Chapter Officer 3
___Serving Greenhand Officer 2 ___Running for Chapter Officer 1
___Serving on a committee 2 ___Day at the Capitol 2
___WLC 3 ___Other: ______1
Community/Chapter Service:
___Special Kids Day 1 ___HLSR Tour Guiding 1
___HLSR Program Sales 1 ___Participating in Meat Sale 3
Student must meet minimum set in Chapter Constitution
___Participating in Fruit Sale 3
Student must meet minimum set in Chapter Constitution
___Other: ______1 ___Other: ______1
Career Development Activities:
___Invitational CDE 1 ___Area Level CDE 3
Count once per contest Top 10 scoring individual 3
___State CDE 5 ___District Level Speaking Event 2
Top 10 scoring individual 5
___Area Level Speaking Event 3 ___State Level Speaking Event 5
___Showing at Houston 4 ___Showing at Youth Expo 3
Making Sale 4 Making Sale 3
___Showing at Humble 2 ___Raising an animal 2
Making Sale 2 Count once per animal/pen raised
___Agriscience Fair State Level 3 ___Completing a Record book 4
Parent Participation:
___Member of Booster Club 2 ___Attends Meetings 3
___Participating in Fundraiser 5
FOR TEACHER USE ONLY: STUDENT NUMBER: ______
Part III: Essay
Answer two of the following prompts; type your answers for each question on a separate page. Limit your response to one page, double spaced. Do not put your name on the essay paper.
1. Why should you be considered for this scholarship?
2. What are your three most substantial accomplishments and why do you view them as such? Relate this question back to you FFA Chapter. What have you done to help better your FFA Chapter?
3. How do you fee that FFA has helped prepare you for your future?
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