JUST SAY NO TO DRUGS
($4,000 TOTAL AWARD)

2008 JSN SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

THE OPTIMIST CLUB OF WESTMINSTER

www.westminsteroptimist.org

The Optimist Club of Westminster announces its Inaugural JUST SAY NO (JSN) scholarship application in the amount of One Thousand dollars ($1,000).  The scholarship is renewable for 4 (Four) years.  The purpose of this scholarship is to reward a graduating senior who has demonstrated good decision-making, civic involvement and is accepted into an institution of higher education.  Students must meet the following requirements.

Applicant Eligibility

  1. Graduating high school senior from Westminster High or Winters Mill High
  2. Has achieved a 2.0 grade point or above.
  3. Is planning to become a full-time student in a program, beyond high school, offered by an institution that is accredited for that purpose by a state educational authority
  4. Has been involved in both school and community activities that exemplifies the meaning of the Optimist Creed.
  5. Winning applicant MUST pass an annual Drug/alcohol screening.  (A contract between; parent/guardian, winning applicant and the Optimist Club will be provided and signed. Information from Drug/alcohol screening is private and confidential)

Selection Criteria

  1. Academic achievement
  2. Involvement as a volunteer in community, school and family activities
  3. A short Essay explaining what JSN means to them.  They can also relate any relevant personal experience.
  4. Letters of recommendation

Application Directions

  1. Complete entire application
  2. Attach two (2) letters of recommendation
    1. One (1) individual from your school
    2. One (1) individual from employer or non-family mentor
  3. Attach essay
  4. Attach school transcript
  5. Attach copy of FAFSA rating (optional)
  6. Mail application and attachments by May 16, 2008 to:

John F. Paris
The Optimist Club of Westminster
Scholarship Program
PO Box 211
Westminster, MD  21158

(Application can also be dropped off at Nationwide Insurance 59 W. Main St, Westminster, MD 21157)

 
Application form

THE OPTIMIST CREED

Promise yourself…

To be strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel that there if something in them.

To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.

To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.