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SCHOLARSHIPS
This year PAWS will award scholarships to five graduating seniors. Students should turns in
their essay to the HHS counselor's office any time before March 3, 2009.
Winning students will be notified by the PAWS Scholarship Chairperson.
Scholarships will sent directly to any type of continuing
eduation school - vocational schools included.
Each category has one $1,000.00 scholarship available.
Students may apply in more than one category, but can only win one scholarship.
Please fill out a separate application form for each category you enter.
Scholarship Application
Descriptions of the categories
Academics, Athletics, and Fine Arts categories consider not only achievement
in those areas, but also overall achievement in supporting the tradition of excellence
at Horizon High School.
The Pride scholarship is awarded to the student who demonstrates overall
achievement in a number of areas at Horizon High School. In theory,
this student could be presented as an ambassador for Horizon High School
and therefore, truly demonstrates the “Pride of Horizon”.
The Comeback scholarship is awarded to the student who has turned
their life around most dramatically in the face of adversity.
Congrats to our 2008 Scholarship Winners !
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PAWS SCHOLARHIP PROGRAM IS
ADMINISTERED AND JUDGED BY MEMBERS OF PAWS (HORIZON BOOSTER CLUB).
NO COUNSELOR OR ADMINISTRATOR HAS ANY INFLUENCE OR VOTING RIGHTS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS.
STUDENT'S NAMES ARE REMOVED FROM THE ESSAYS PRIOR TO PAWS JUDGING.
Each category has one $1,000 scholarship available.
Students may apply in more than one category, but can only win one scholarship.
Please fill out a separate application form for each category you enter.
Essays should be no more than 2 pages typed, double spaced, 12 font.)
Essay Guidelines
Academics, Athletics, and Fine Arts:
Describe why academics, athletics or fine arts has made a difference for you in becoming a better
individual today and how it will help you become a better citizen tomorrow.
Describe for us what other activities you are involved with outside of HHS-
what benefit you provided and how you have grown from the experience.
Pride:
Based on the definition of the scholarship, describe why you are the
student who best exemplifies Horizon Pride. Describe for us what other
activities you are involved with outside of HHS- what benefit you provided
and how you have grown from the experience.
Comeback:
Describe the personal adversity you faced, your comeback, and what you have
learned from the situation. Describe for us what other activities you are involved
with outside of HHS- what benefit you provided and how you have grown from the experience.
Shannon Force----Academics
Nicholas Streff-----Athletics
Jillian Owens-------Fine Arts
Kyren Hunt----------Pride
Stephen Conatser--- Comeback
For more information about PAWS Scholarships
please email
Kim Hall