Margie Hatfield Scholarship Seeks Applicants The East Cobb County Council (ECCC) PTA created the Margie Hatfield Scholarship Fund in 1990 to honor the dedication and years of service given by Mrs. Hatfield to the youth of our Council. She is a Past President of the organization who served three consecutive terms. It is with this service in mind that the Council PTA sponsors the scholarship program. The purpose of the fund is to help deserving youth in their educational journey. An emphasis is placed on the service records and citizenship of the winning applicants, since this embodies the philosophy of PTA. The Margie Hatfield Scholarship Fund will once again award six separate $1,000 scholarships; one student from each of the ECCC PTA high schools will be chosen. The following criteria, listed in order of significance, are used to evaluate applicants: involvement in service-oriented projects, community and extra-curricular activities, leadership, honors and awards, an essay, references, completeness of application, and grade point average. Here are additional details about the scholarship: • Any graduating high school senior enrolling in a fulltime course of study at any institute of higher learning may apply. • Funds must be used for continuing education • No limit to the number of students from each school that may apply.
• Applications must be postmarked no later than February 24, 2014. Winners will be notified by March 27th. • Winners will be honored at the April 17 General Membership Meeting of the ECCC PTA. Families are invited to attend. • Applications must be typewritten or printed legibly and the guidelines followed exactly. Resumes should not be attached. Choose standard fonts. Do not write/type on the back of the application. Applicants who do not adhere to the outline specifications will be disqualified. • Include one personal reference (not related to you) and one reference from your school and a copy of your transcript. ECCC PTA relies on donations from community supporters in order to fund this scholarship. Visit ecccpta. org/committee-news-info/margie-hatfield-scholarship for contact information. Applications will be available in counselor offices at ECCC PTA high schools (Kell, Lassiter, Pope, Sprayberry, Walton, and Wheeler) by mid-January as well as on the website. For more information, contact Irene Barton, ECCC PTA Scholarship Chair at scholarship@ecccpta.org.
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