The Recipient of This Scholarship Must Meet the Following Criteria

The recipient of this scholarship must meet the following criteria:

Is graduating from high school with the class of 2011.
Is applying to or accepted by a program at any South Dakota technical institute, OR applying to or accepted into one of the following fields at any South Dakota university: Health, Business, Trade and Industry, Marketing, Agricultural Education, and Family Consumer Science Education.
He/she will be a full time post-secondary student during the 2011-12 school year.
Has demonstrated scholastic achievement.

This form must be typed or computer generated.

It is online at

Name
Mailing Address
City / State / Zip
Phone / E-mail
Name of Your High School
Address of High School
City / State / Zip
Name of High School Career and Technical Instructor(s)
School Phone / ( ) / School Fax / ( )
Name of Post-secondary School and Program of Study

Please submit the following items to: Dodie Bemis, SDACTE Executive Director, PO Box 730, Watertown, SD 57201 by the due date of April 1, 2011.

Questions, call Jim Wilson at 605-647-2203

Completed application form
3 letters of reference
Current Official High School Transcript

Recipients of the scholarship will be notified no later than July 1,2011. Recipients are asked to attend the SDACTE Awards banquet the evening of Monday, August 1, 2011, in Pierre to receive the scholarship.

List the career and technical courses that you have completed in the past and those you are presently completing. Also list the duration of the course (semester, year long) and the grade you received. Please use only the space provided below. (5 points)

Senior (Course, Duration, Grade)

Junior (Course, Duration, Grade)

Sophomore (Course, Duration, Grade)

Freshman (Course, Duration, Grade)

List the school activities you have been involved in or are currently involved with. Indicate how many years you have been involved with each. Also list any honors and awards you have received. Please use only the space provided below. (10 points)

List the out-of-school activities in which you have been or are currently involved with. (i.e. clubs, community service, etc.) Also list any honors and awards you have received. Please use only the space provided below. (10 points)

Describe your high school career and technical program. Please include the length of program, subjects studied, equipment used, skills learned, and other pertinent information. Also include any work experience, including school initiated work experience (i.e. job shadowing), and special projects in which you have participated. Use only the space provided below. (15 points)

Describe what workplace competencies your high school career and technical studies have taught you. Please elaborate on two of the following workplace competencies: 1) Learning New Skills, 2) Teamwork, 3) Problem Solving, 4) Use of Tools and Equipment, 5) Quality of Work.

First Workplace Competency - Please use only the space provided below. (10 points)

Second Workplace Competency - Please use only the space provided below. (10 points)

Explain how you will use your career and technical knowledge and experiences gained from your high school career and technical education to achieve your personal and career goals. Please use only the space provided below. (15 points)

To the best of my knowledge, the statements on this scholarship application are true.

Signature of Student / Date
Signature of Parent/Guardian / Date

(Necessary if student is under 18)

These signature(s) give permission for the school(s) to release transcripts and other records to be used solely in connection with the SDACTE scholarship program, and to use information, including, but not limited to,

the student’s name and likeness, in its own advertising efforts and to release such information to the news media.

To be completed by a counselor of endorsing school:

Student’s Overall GPA ______/4.0 Student must include a current transcript.

Signature of Counselor Date

Three letters of reference are to be completed by people in the school or community who are in a position to know the student and his/her work. Please use references from three different areas (e.g. counselor, teacher, employer).

Explain why this student is an excellent representative of career and technical education and deserves to be considered for the South Dakota Association for Career and Technical Education Scholarship Award. Please use only the space provided below. (5 points)