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-Information courtesy the Henderson Optimist Club

The Henderson Optimist Club is offering two $3,000 college scholarships for high school seniors who live in Vance County.  Scholarships are given annually in memory of deceased club members.

Interested? Please contact your school guidance counselor and go online to www.henderson-optimist.org and click on the “Scholarships” tab.

Download all of the scholarship pdf files and complete the nine-page application form. Completed applications must be turned in to the front desk of the Henderson Family YMCA no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.

Please note that June 10 is an extension of the original deadline due to the current national health crisis. Applications cannot be accepted after the deadline.

Memorial Scholarship Requirements:

• Applicants must be graduating high school seniors who are a resident of Vance County.
• Applicants must have attained at least a 2.5 grade point average combined in the junior and senior years of high school.
• Applicants must have documentation to show an equivalency score of a 2.5 grade point average upon completion of the GED examination.
• Applicants must furnish the following documentation to the scholarship committee:
  -Official transcript from high school
  -GED Examination score (if applicable)
  -Acceptance letter from the university, college, trade school or institute of higher learning he or she plans to attend.
• Applicant must complete and obtain signatures from the following:
  -Current guidance counselor or other assigned administrator
  -Community member
  -Employer, or if not employed, a current high school teacher of the student’s choice.
• Applicant must completely answer each question on the application and must submit all other documentation requested.

Timely submission of the scholarship renewal application (for those who have previously received a scholarship) and requested documentation is the sole responsibility of the recipient of the scholarship. Receipt of renewal applications after July 15 will void the scholarship. For the scholarship renewal form, click here.