Scholarship Application Instructions
2025 SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS
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Scholarship applicants shall submit a single PDF document to whsafscholarships@gmail.com by March 28, 2025.
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Fill out the cover sheet, marking which scholarships you wish to be considered for, and then sign at the bottom. The cover sheet must be submitted as page 1 of the application packet you submit.
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Solicit at least one recommendation form or letter from teachers, counselors, administrators, coaches or community members as specified in the description of each scholarship (see website for descriptions).
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Recommendations should be sent directly from your reference to the whsafscholarships@gmail.com email address.
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On a separate page(s), provide the following information in the same order as indicated below (label your answers with the number shown below).
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Provide details of your high school career that relate to the requirements of the scholarship(s) that you are applying for.
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Provide examples of service provided to WHS and/or the local community.
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Provide a list of extra-curricular activities you have participated in while at WHS.
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Provide examples of how you spend your time outside of the school day that you feel would be relevant to the scholarship for which you are applying.
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Please list any other achievements or awards from your WHS years.
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List your plans after high school including career area and potential colleges or vocational schools. If attending college, please provide an intended major.
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Include an essay of up to 500 words describing yourself.
Application Processing and Evaluation
All applications will be reviewed and ranked. Transcripts, GPA and/or class ranking are not used in consideration of the awarding of these scholarships.
Scholarship recipients will be announced at the Senior Awards Night ceremony.
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Scholarships must be claimed by November 30, 2025 through submittal of educational receipts. Additional instructions on how to claim scholarships will be sent to the recipients at a future date after the award announcement.