An important role of the Roosevelt High School Alumni Association to assist the students with their education and development so they may achieve successful careers.
All Roosevelt graduating seniors are invited to submit a completed application form in accordance with the guidelines for consideration of a scholarship award by the RHS Alumni Association. The scholarship program offers a scholarship award to students identified through an application process and recommendation by the school counseling staff. Funding for this program comes from proceeds from membership dues and individual contributions.
There was a period of time when this program was dormant due to lack of leadership but in 2019 the program was restarted when new Scholarship Committee co-chairs were named. Mary Anne Hoppe and Larry Daniels worked with the counseling staff at Roosevelt to identify students who had the goal of going to college or trade school and would benefit from financial assistance.
SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS
RHS students apply for the scholarship through their counselors and are interviewed by the Scholarship Committee members. Students who awarded a scholarship receive $1000.00 per year and are eligible to renew the scholarship for three additional years if required grade levels are maintained and they show academic progress as determined by the Scholarship Committee.
Students receive the money in the form of two $500.00 checks each semester sent by the Alumni Association Treasurer after:
- Verification of enrollment
- Proof of continued progress after one month into the semester.
Students must provide a final transcript to the Scholarship Committee at the end of each semester. Recipients are expected to attend the Alumni Association luncheon in August to receive scholarship award recognition and be introduced to the membership.
The makeup of the student population has changed over the past several decades, with students from many ethnic backgrounds, so today’s graduating seniors have to work harder to achieve their career goals.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/CONTACTS
Our alumni have been very generous in their financial support of this program. All donations received for this program are tax deductible. We wish to thank Gordon C. Goodier (June ’56), Betty J. (Richardson) Olscher (Jan. ’49) Estate, J. Joe Adjorjan (Jan ’57), Mary Jane Carter (1937) Trust, and Virginia A. McDonald for their generous donations.
The scholarship committee and the alumni association thank alumni who have generously donated and continue to donate to our scholarship fund the awarding of scholarships. This says a great deal about the generosity of our alumni for giving back to Roosevelt in appreciation for how our alma mater prepared for life.
For more information on our scholarship program or to provide tangible support to the program, please reach out to one of our alumni Scholarship Committee Co-Chairs:
| Mary Anne Hoppe | Mhoppe1972@att.net |
| Larry Daniels | Mlarry.daniels.1946@gmail.com |
Last edited on 13, November 2024