VF Alumni Association Freedom and Liberty Scholarships |
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Annually, the VF Alumni Association awards a $1,000 scholarship to a high school senior. The amount varies
each year depending on fundraising efforts and donations received. The winner is chosen through the Parma
Council of PTAs Scholarship Program and Selection Process. |
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When all applicants have been evaluated for all scholarships which an organization may offer, the rankings are provided to the Council selection process. The Council’s process evaluates all the many candidates for all the various scholarships according to an overall rating and selection system, and works to ensure an appropriate distribution of scholarships. When that process is complete, each organization is informed of who the recipients are for each of their scholarships. Recipients are then notified during Winner’s Circle, an annual event held at each high school on a single day in late April. The scholarships are then presented to the recipients at the annual scholarship dinner in mid-May. VF Alumni Association Freedom Scholarship |
The objective score for each qualifying applicant is tabulated by the chair of the scholarship program. The writing sample is also scored using a simple three-point system according to whether the sample is complete and included (one point), well-written (additional point), and whether it answers the assigned objective (third point). The rating of the essays is an open evaluation process in which all alumni may participate. Essays are posted electronically via the association website and a simple rank-voting process is used to allow all members a chance to assign prioritized votes to the essays they rate most highly. This process allows members to assign a votes to multiple essays, rather than having to choose a single “best” essay. All submitted votes are tabulated by the chair and added to the overall evaluation of each applicant. The Parma Council of PTAs Annual Scholarship Dinner Sincerely, |