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Colleyville Lions Collegiate Scholarship Winners

Colleyville Lions Club Announces the 2011 Scholarship Recipients

The Colleyville Lions Collegiate Scholarship Committee selected seven students to receive a $2,000 scholarship.  Each year the club provides scholarships to high school seniors.

Students are selected based academics, community activity, career goal, financial consideration and individuals that have exhibited the Lions’ pledge “We Serve” through their actions and plans. High School Seniors from GCISD, Carroll ISD, HEB, Keller ISD and Birdville ISD are eligible to apply.

This year’s winners are:

Front row left to right are Abigail Miller, Carroll High School; Lindsey Housepian, Colleyville Heritage High School, Samantha Severson, Grapevine High School; and Ashley Blankenship, Colleyville Heritage High School, and Back row left to right are Tom Westerman, III, Carroll High School; Lindsay Ward, Grapevine High School; and Mason Bass, Richland High School.

About the Colleyville Lions Collegiate Scholarship

Typically, a minimum of four $1,000 Scholarships are awarded to senior high school students annually. These scholarships are open to seniors in the following school districts; Birdville ISD, Carroll ISD, Grapevine/Colleyville ISD, HEB ISD, and Keller ISD. Seniors in parochial and private schools in the same ISD areas are also eligible.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN THE ESTABLISHED DEADLINE. INTERVIEWS OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES WILL BE HELD ON A SATURDAY IN COLLEYVILLE. CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED WITH THE LOCATION AND INTERVIEW TIME. INTERVIEWS WILL TYPICALLY LAST APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED WITHIN 72 HOURS. A CERTIFICATE WILL BE PRESENTED AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED COLLEYVILLE LIONS CLUB MEETING TO BE REDEEMED FOR THE VALUE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP UPON PROOF OF TUITION OR RELATED COLLEGIATE EXPENSES.

The Colleyville Lions Club scholarship program is approved by the Colleyville Lions Club Board of Directors and funded by the Colleyville Lions Foundation. The process is administered by a Colleyville Lions Scholarship Committee that recommends final recipients. Candidates that plan to attend either college or a vocational school are invited to submit an application. A complete application for the scholarships include a completed application form, a completed form by a Counselor or Principal, a personal statement, and letters of recommendation.