Scholarships
James A. Berthold Board Scholarship
  1. The scholarship(s) shall be awarded each year to a member of the Lorain County JVS graduating class.
  2. This is a one-year, nonrenewable scholarship.
  3. If there are no applicants for this scholarship, or the committee deems no qualified candidates can be found, the money will remain in the Scholarship Fund.
  4. Scholarship money will be paid to the student upon proof of the recipient’s enrollment and a receipt for expenses. If the student does not enroll within one year of graduation, the scholarship will be forfeited.
  5. Each applicant will submit the following in a single packet to Mrs. Watring in the Technology Center Area before the last Friday in April:
    1. Application form
    2. Transcript of grades (Advance notice is needed by High Schools)
      OR
      a signed request for the release of transcripts to the Scholarship committee.
    3. Letter of acceptance from the adult education program or a post-secondary institution.
    4. Each applicant will also request three letters of recommendation. At least one of the letters MUST be from his or her LCJVS career-technical instructor. The remaining letters of recommendation may be from home schools, employers, LCJVS academic instructors etc. The letters of recommendation should be placed in Mrs. Watring’s mailbox.
    5. Each applicant will also be required to participate in an interview that is conducted by members of the Scholarship Team. An interview evaluation form and sample questions are attached.
  6. The applicants will be evaluated by the following criterion:
    1. Application form 20 points
    2. Transcript and acceptance letter 5 points
    3. Letters of reference 25 points
    4. Interview 50 points
      Total 100 points

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