Sherel Nutt Memorial
Scholarship
Information
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2010
Scholarship Winners
Maddie
Fetter &
Sara
Gerberding
LAKE
HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION
OFFERS TWO $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS
The
Springfield Lake Shore Improvement Association (homeowners
on Lake Springfield) will offer two $1,000 Sherel Nutt Memorial
Scholarships for graduating seniors going on to college
this fall, an increase of $250 over prior year awards.
All
seniors attending public or private schools in the Springfield,
Chatham or Rochester School Districts (schools that border
Lake Springfield) are eligible to apply for these cash awards.
The only requirement to awarding these scholarship funds
is that students must continue their education this fall
be it a public or private community college, 4 year
college or university.
Garrett
Deakin, President of the Association, said he was very excited
to announce these scholarships at the $1,000 level. The
members of our Association know the importance of getting
a good education and recognize that college costs continue
to rise. We talked to guidance counselors, and they told
us how important it is to have local scholarships to help
make it easier for two of our area students to go on to
college. The awards are very flexible and can be used to
cover the cost of tuition, room and board, books or even
travel expenses, said Deakin.
Grades,
extra curricular activities/community service, two letters
of recommendation and a written essay on What Lake
Springfield has meant to you are the key elements
of the application.
Deakin
noted that applications are available at each high school
in the Springfield, Chatham and Rochester School Districts,
from Association Board members, clubs on Lake Springfield
or through the Associations web site www.lakespringield.org.
An
April 16, 2010, deadline has been established for receipt
of applications. The Association has established a committee
to review the applications and will announce the winners
of the scholarships in early May, before high school graduation.
2004
was the first year the Springfield Lake Shore Improvement
Association offered scholarships. Deakin said that he was
amazed at the number and quality of applicants for the then
two $250 scholarships. Four years ago in 2005 our Association
increased the scholarship level to $500 and applications
for these two scholarships more than doubled. Seniors
from all over Springfield as well as Rochester and Chatham
applied. Then, last year we increased both scholarships
to $750. Now, we have taken our scholarship funding level
to a new high! This is fantastic. A thousand dollars!
said Deakin.
A
senior does not have to live on the lake to apply. In fact,
only three of the first ten recipients lived on Lake Springfield.
said Deakin.
Guidance
counselors, students and parents have told us that the cost
of a college education is simply more expensive. It is not
uncommon for books for one semester to be six to seven hundred
dollars. Hopefully, these scholarships will help make a
difference for two local students who want to go on to college.
The
scholarships are named after a long time serving board member
who believed in the preservation of Lake Springfield, volunteering
for community service, achievement and the future of our
youth. Sherel Nutt lived on Lake Springfield for over 40
years, and his wife, Loretta, still resides on the lake.
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