BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 13
PARENT-TEACHER ORGANIZATION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
The Bloomingdale School District 13 Parent Teacher Organization is pleased to announce the availability of scholarships.
PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY!
If you are a past student of both DuJardin and Erickson, you may apply only to one of those two schools. Please select the school most recently attended. If you attended one of the elementary schools and Westfield, you may apply to the elementary school as well as Westfield. Each school’s scholarship amount is listed below.
❒ DuJardin Elementary School 166 S. Euclid Avenue
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Attn: Mr. Patrick Haugens Principal
Two PTO sponsored
scholarships $750.00 each
❒ Erickson Elementary School 277 Springfield Drive
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Attn: Mrs. Stacy Johnston Principal
Two PTO sponsored
scholarships $750.00 each
❒ Westfield Middle School 149 Fairfield Way
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Attn: Mr. Stephan Larsson Principal
Two PTO sponsored
scholarships $750.00 each
To qualify, the applicant must comply with the following criteria:
1. Must have attended the school whose scholarship you are applying for, for a minimum of one year. 2. Current cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or “C” or better.
3. Presently a high school senior.
4. Plans to attend college, university, or trade school for the following year.
5. Exhibits school and community involvement.
6. A completed application packet, which must include:
a. Application – submitted in typewritten format.
b. Autobiography – type a brief autobiography not to exceed one page in length. Include in it, your career goals, special interests, hobbies, and any honors or awards you have received. Please include insight into your life, values, and aspirations.
c. Two letters of recommendation (please use attached forms). These must be submitted with the packet as a whole. Any letters of recommendation mailed separately will not be allowed as part of the completed packet. All letters of recommendation should be submitted as part of the packet in their finished form: i.e.; sealed in an envelope with the student’s name on the front. One must be from a high school teacher and the second one from another source.
d. An original High school transcript.
Please sign and date the cover of this application to attest to the accuracy of the statements herein. Send your completed scholarship packet to the school to which you are applying. Use the above addresses to do so. Mark on the outside of your mailing envelope, “Scholarship Application Enclosed-Confidential”. If you are applying for a scholarship from more than one of the schools listed above, be sure to send an entire application packet to each of the schools you are applying for. Each application should be submitted with original signatures.
Applications and Reference Letters may also be sent in electronically to the following email address. This email may also be used for any questions you may have: d13ptoscholarship@gmail.com
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS MARCH 8, 2023.
Anything received after this date will be disqualified.
NAME __________________________________________________ PHONE # _________________
ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ HIGH SCHOOL _______________________________________________________________________
PARENT (S) NAME (S) _______________________________________________________________________ Please sign below upon completion of the application to attest to its accuracy.
APPLICANTS SIGNATURE __________________________________________________ DATE ______________ PARENT SIGNATURE _____________________________________________________ DATE ______________
On a separate sheet, please submit the answers to the following in typewritten format:
1. Career you plan to prepare for (describe):
2. Please list the schools you have applied to. Indicate if you have been accepted.
3. List all scholarships, and awards for which you have applied. Indicate decisions if known and amount.
4. List any high school activities and the years of participation (athletics, clubs, publications, etc.), highlighting special contributions or offices held.
5. Community activities during high school (church, scouts, community service, sports, etc.)
6. Work experiences. Include responsibilities and duties, number of hours per week and starting/ending dates.
7. Are there any special circumstances about which the scholarship committee should know in considering your applications?
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS MARCH 8, 2023.
Anything received after this date will be disqualified.
Applications and Reference Letters may also be sent electronically to the following email address.
The email below may also be used for any questions you may have.
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LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
Name of Student __________________________________________________________________ (Please print or type)
Address_________________________________________________________________________ Street City State Zip
WRITE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE APPLICANT’S GENERAL CHARACTER & INTEGRITY
Recommended by ________________________________________________________________
Title/Position _____________________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________________________
Street City State Zip
THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 8, 2023. PLEASE BE SURE TO RETURN THIS RECOMMENDATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THE STUDENT IN A SEALED ENVELOPE.
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LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
Name of Student __________________________________________________________________ (Please print or type)
Address _______________________________________________________________________Street City State Zip
WRITE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE APPLICANT’S GENERAL CHARACTER & INTEGRITY
Recommended by ________________________________________________________________
Title/Position _____________________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________________________
Street City State Zip
THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 8, 2023. PLEASE BE SURE TO RETURN THIS RECOMMENDATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THE STUDENT IN A SEALED ENVELOPE.
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