Joliet Township Athletic Boosters Scholarships
Application Deadline: May 16, 2011
THE JOLIET TOWNSHIP BOOSTER CLUB WILL BE GIVING AWAY TWO $250 SCHOLARSHIPS AT EACH CAMPUS TO ONE SENIOR MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETE. THE FOLLOWING ARE RULES FOR THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THE AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE SPRING TOWNSHIP AWARDS.
I. Statement of Purpose
A. The JT Athletic Boosters are establishing a scholarship program with the purpose of recognizing the achievements of student athletes.
II. List of Available Scholarships
A. Outstanding Male Student/Athlete
B. Outstanding Female Student/Athlete
III. Eligibility Requirements
A. A recipient of a scholarship must be a graduating senior who plans to enroll at a post secondary education institution. This can be a university, college, junior college, or a vocational/technical school.
B. A recipient must be a JT student who has participated in an IHSA or JT sanctioned sporting activity.
1. Cheerleading and Poms are considered one sport with two seasons per year.
C. A recipient must be a JT senior athlete who has participated in at least two (2) IHSA or JT sanctioned sports and at least six (6) seasons of IHSA of JT sanctioned sports during their athletic career.
D. A recipient must be a JT senior athlete who has demonstrated leadership and sportsmanship while involved in high school athletics.
E. A recipient must have a high school overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
IV. Basis of Selection
A. Recommendation from varsity coaches regarding leadership and sportsmanship qualities.
B. Demonstrated participation in athletic program during high school career.
V. Application Procedure
A. Application forms may be obtained from the Student Athletic Office or main office at each campus or may be downloaded from the Athletic website under Booster Club.
B. Completed applications must be returned to the Booster Club mailbox located in the JT Athletic Office prior to deadline.
VI. Scholarship Committee Members
A. The members of the committee are as follows:
1. Voting members
a. Three (3) non-senior athlete club members. These members may not be related in any way to any of the scholarship applicants.
2. Non-voting members
a. Athletic Director or designee.
b. Committee Chairperson (Athletic Secretary or designee) – handles all administrative duties associated with the scholarships.
VII. Publicity
A. Availability of scholarships will be publicized through use of the daily announcements of Joliet Township, the Joliet Township website and announced at Athletic Booster Meetings.