Booster Scholarship Selection
A. Selection & Scoring Criteria
- Four to six Booster Club members are to serve as the “Selection Committee.”
- Coaches or faculty members of Kamiakin High School may be consulted for information regarding individual applicants. They will not, however, have any vote in the selection process.
- The applicant shall submit a Booster Scholarship Application packet
- One page (single spaced) essay outlining plans for further education, sports or school honors earned, and how their involvement in Kamiakin athletics has helped and will help them in their education and life.
- Two letters of recommendation, which specifically state the applicant’s qualifications in the Degree of participation in organized, competitive, inter school athletics, scholastic achievement, and participation in school and community activities, general citizenship and character.
One of the letters of recommendation must be from
someone other than a school district employee. - Each criteria requirement shall be assigned an ascending scale value.
- The GPA will be multiplied by five. (This will be done by the Selection Committee Chair and shall be inserted in the GPA column on the Evaluation Form prior to the form being given to the evaluator.)
- The Essay shall be assigned a point value of 0-20 by the Selection Committee evaluator. (See Essay section below.)
B. Sports Participation
Five points shall be awarded for each sport participated in during the two or more years of sports participation, at least one of which must have been during the junior or senior year. Maximum of 30 points.
C. Scholarship Application Evaluation
Section A of the application will be scored as noted in paragraph B. Sections B & C on the application form shall be scored from 0 to 5 points each. In addition, neatness, grammar/spelling and punctuation shall be considered as well.
D. Essay
The Essay shall be assigned a point value of 0-20 by the Selection Committee. Neatness, grammar/spelling and punctuation shall be considered. The Essay must outline the following criteria:
E. Final Scoring
The chairman of the scholarship committee (or Booster President if chairman not available) will tabulate the scores and determine the winners based on those tabulations. The names of the award winners shall be given to the Booster President and are to be kept secret until announced at the Spring Sports Awards.
