Scholarships

Cal High PTSA awards several scholarships each year to seniors who are PTSA student members.  Be sure to become a Cal HIgh PTSA member before applying.

Applications will open: April 13, 2020

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Application deadline:  May 1, 2020

 

Eligibility:

The scholarship is open to all California High School graduating seniors with a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.0 or above who plan to continue their education at a two or four year college, business school or trade school.

 

Applicant must be a PTSA member. If you are not a member, please purchase your Student PTSA membership ASAP!  This can be done at Future Fund Store.  Membership fee is $10.00

 

Award Amount:

• Four (4) scholarships of $1000 each to a Senior Grizzly.
• Iron Horse PTA’s $1000 'Jaguar Scholarship' to a graduating Grizzly who attended Iron Horse Middle School.
• Pine Valley PTA’s $1000 'Puma Scholarship' to a graduating Grizzly who attended Pine Valley Middle School.

 Application Procedure:

2020 Procedures

 * Please submit a 2-3 page essay and answer the below:

• Describe your school activities, and briefly explain why you chose to participate in those activities, how you contributed to them, what you learned, how you grew, etc.
• Describe your community volunteer activities and briefly explain why you chose to volunteer in those activities, how you contributed, what you learned, how you grew, etc.
• Indicate your post-secondary education and career plans, including the school you plan to attend in the fall. Briefly explain why you chose the school (If you have not yet decided on a specific school, please list the schools you are considering.

 Judging will consider:

• Commitment to Cal High Community
  • Activities
  • School Ambassadorship
• Volunteerism
  • Causes
  • Organizations Supported
• Future Planning
  • College and Career Plans
  • Long Term Aspirations

* Send your contact information, the name of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District middle school you attended and the 2-3 page essay to scholarship.chsptsa@gmail.com.

 

Applicants will be judged by a PTSA sub-committee of 3-5 members. Judging will be "blind" - Judges won't know the name of the applicants until winners have been chosen.