Chester O. Hoefner Memorial Scholarship - Technical/Trade School

The Wright City R-II School District Foundation, thanks to 1946 graduate Chester O. Hoefner’s gift, would like to give preference to a qualifying Wright City High School student enrolled in the current school year who wishes to attend a technical/trade school.

The purpose of the Chester O. Hoefner Technical/Trade School Scholarship is to provide a monetary award to assist a qualifying student who is pursuing a Career and Technical Education Program of Study for their education and skilled training goals.

The scholarship will be used to defray expenses associated with the student’s planned area of career and technical study. Examples where this scholarship may be applied include tuition, tools, and other personal class courses/job requirements.

The scholarship amount, not to exceed $5,000, will be determined by the Wright City R-II School District Foundation’s board of directors and will be based on need and cost of the program. Evaluation of the application shall include the application content, recommendations, and how the committee feels the applicant has conveyed their desire to grow and develop as a contributing member of the community as well as a 15-20 minute interview with the Wright City R-II School District Foundation’s board of directors.

For the purpose of eligibility for this scholarship, the student must meet the following criteria as verified by the Wright City High School guidance office.
• Career and Technical Education coursework preferred (attach copy of high school transcript)
• Cumulative G.P.A. of 2.5 or higher
• 90% attendance rate
• Good citizenship
• Must earn bronze National Career Readiness Certificate (based on WorkKeys assessments in Applied Math, Workplace Documents, and Graphic Literacy) or composite ACT score of 18 can be substituted

Contact support@myscholarshipcentral.org with any questions.

Award
$5,000
Deadline
03/22/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Area of Trade/Interest
  2. Program/Instruction applied/accepted
  3. Scholarship funds will be used for
  4. Plans after high school graduation
  5. Describe the importance of Career and Technical Education as it related to your long term career goals.
  6. What have you done in preparation for this field?
  7. Provide a complete list below of A+ funding and all scholarships, grants, and/or awards for which you’ve applied for or received. Be sure to include academic/sport scholarships offered at the educational institution you plan to attend and any federal grants for which you’ve applied for or received. Attach an additional sheet if you have applied for or received more than fifteen (15) A+ funding, scholarships, grants, and/or awards.
    • 1. Scholarship Name
    • 2. 1st Year Amount
    • 3. Potential Renewal Amount
    • 4. Award received?

  8. For the purpose of eligibility for this scholarship, the student must meet the following criteria as verified by the Wright City High School guidance office. A signed letter on Wright City High School (WCHS) letterhead from the WCHS guidance office must be attached to the completed application. This letter shall include the information requested below for Good citizenship and verify the following criteria has been met.

    Career and Technical Education coursework preferred (attach copy of high school transcript)

    Cumulative G.P.A. of 2.5 or higher

    90% attendance rate

    Good citizenship Number of Discipline Referrals: ______ Number of Legal Citations: ______ List of Legal Citations: Any further explanation to help the selection committee: •

    Must earn bronze National Career Readiness Certificate (based on WorkKeys assessments in Applied Math, Workplace Documents, and Graphic Literacy) or composite ACT score of 18 can be substituted

  9. SCHOLARSHIP CENTRAL RECOMMENDATION: Enter the name and e-mail address of an instructor, counselor, advisor, supervisor or other similarly qualified individual who will submit a recommendation on your behalf. NOTE: As the applicant, it is your responsibility to inform that person to watch for an email sent on your behalf that will explain how to complete this process.
  10. SCHOLARSHIP CENTRAL SECOND RECOMMENDATION: Enter the name and e-mail address of an instructor, counselor, advisor, supervisor or other similarly qualified individual who will submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf. NOTE: As the applicant, it is your responsibility to inform that person to watch for an email sent on your behalf that will explain how to complete this process.
  11. SCHOLARSHIP CENTRAL THIRD RECOMMENDATION: Enter the name and e-mail address of an instructor, counselor, advisor, supervisor or other similarly qualified individual who will submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf. NOTE: As the applicant, it is your responsibility to inform that person to watch for an email sent on your behalf that will explain how to complete this process.
  12. APPLICANT SIGNATURE: By entering my full name below, I authorize the Wright City R-II School Foundation and its agents to examine, verify and discuss my academic and/or financial records and other information which applies to the consideration of this application. I certify that all answers are accurate and truthful to the best of my knowledge, and that all information in the application and essays are my own work.
  13. Discipline/Citizenship
    • 1. Number of discipline referrals
    • 2. Number of legal citations
    • 3. List of legal citations
    • 4. Any further explanation to help the selection committee
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