Transcript Community Scholarship Information

COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS A BASIC INTRODUCTION OF THE
COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
APPLICATION PROCESS
Brought to you by the
Westerville High School
Guidance Departments
WELCOME
•Community Scholarship Liaison
Mrs. Sherri Blais
Mrs. Jeanette Talamo
•School Counselors
Mrs. Carrie Ackermann, Central
Ms. Amy Essig, Central
Mr. Charlie Runyan, South
Mrs. Jennifer Stovall, South
Mrs. Julie Taylor, North
WHERE CAN YOU FIND THE
COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
INFORMATION?
1. Log on to www.wcsoh.org
2. Click on Community Scholarships in the “purple box”
located in the middle of the district’s home page.
3. It will open up to the Community Scholarship
Instructions page.
4. Follow the instructions to complete the application
process.
All Community Scholarship Applications are to
be returned to the high school Guidance Office
no later than Friday, January 15, 2016.
NOTE: Application Materials will not be
accepted after 3:00 p.m.
*Feel free to turn in the application packets early. If it’s
turned in early, the counselor may have the opportunity
to look it over to ensure everything has been included.
This should be the students’ job to complete the
scholarship application and related materials.
Students applying for scholarships will be expected
to make their own copies of the application
materials he/she needs for each scholarship.
A checklist can be found on the instruction sheet.
Upon completion of Instructions 1 – 7, students are
asked to bring their scholarship packets to the Guidance Office
where they will receive the appropriate number of
Unofficial Transcripts and Testing Pages to attach to their
Application packets. Students will IMMEDIATELY submit
these completed packets to Guidance.
NOTE: To avoid a long last minute wait, make every attempt
to complete Instructions 1-7 promptly.
Students can apply for as many scholarships as they
would like — they may win multiple scholarships.
QUESTIONS? ASK or SEE a SCHOOL COUNSELOR
AWARD PROCESS
 If a student is awarded a scholarship(s), how will
he/she be notified? Either by a school counselor
or by a representative from the specific scholarship
committee.
 When will a student receive notification?
Mid-April to May 1st
 Will a student be notified if he/she did not get a
scholarship?
No. If you have not received notification by May 1st you were not
selected for a community scholarship.
RECEIVING
SCHOLARSHIP MONEY
 How will a student receive his/her scholarship money?
At the Senior Evening of Excellence at your school in May, invitation to a special
ceremony of the scholarship club/organization OR at your college/university.
 When should a student expect to receive his/her scholarship
money?
In May or when you start at your college/university in the Fall.
 You will receive an envelope at Evening of Excellence. Please make sure to check your envelope
for a check(s) and/or instructions on how to receive your scholarship.
THANK YOU NOTES
 Students who are awarded a scholarship may be
asked by the school counselor to write a thank you
note upon notification.
 Please ask your son/daughter if they wrote a thank
you note to the scholarship donor.
 Some donors will not release the scholarship money
until a thank you note is received.
Evening of Excellence:
North: Tuesday, May 10 at 7:00 pm
South: Wednesday, May 11 at 7:00 pm
Central: Thursday, May 12 at 7:00 pm
Thank You
Westerville Community
for providing
the scholarships
for our students!
QUESTIONS?
 Ms. Amy Essig, Central [email protected]
 Mrs. Julie Taylor, North [email protected]
 Mrs. Jennifer Stovall, South [email protected]
Financial Aid Information
Faith Phillips
Director, Financial Aid
Central Ohio Technical College &
Ohio State Newark
[email protected]
740-366-9435
1800-9NEWARK ext. 435