2022 SHS Scholarships
PLEASE NOTE: ANY SCHOLARSHIPS REQUESTING AN ESSAY SHOULD BE DONE IN THE STUDENT'S GOOGLE DOCS AND FORWARDED TO: NORDMANM@FCPSK12.NET. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE DONE IN THE STUDENT'S GOOGLE ACCOUNT.
Apple Federal Credit Union Scholarship
Available to: James Wood, Millbrook and Sherando High Schools
The recipient must meet the following criteria:
A graduating student in good standing
Must have been accepted and plans to attend an accredited college or university
MUST intend to pursue a career in TEACHING
Brumback Family Agricultural Scholarship
Available to: James Wood or Sherando High School
The recipient must meet the following criteria:
Be a graduating senior from either James Wood or Sherando High School
Attend an accredited institution of higher learning offering a two- or four-year degree, including a vocational institution
Intend to study in an agriculture related field
Have studied agriculture for at least two years in high school, preferably in his/her junior/senior years
Have a grade point average of at least 2.5
Jim and Eleanor Casey Scholarship
Available to: James Wood (one), Millbrook (two) and Sherando (one) High Schools
The recipient must meet the following criteria:
An athlete of good character
Eugene B. Cooper Scholarship
Available to: James Wood, Millbrook and Sherando High Schools (one for each school)
The recipient must meet the following criteria:
A graduating student in good standing
The student has been accepted by an accredited college, university, or trade school
The student must possess good character traits
The applicant must include an original essay (no more than two pages in length) to address the reason they are worthy of the scholarship
Hunter T. Crane Memorial Scholarship
Available to: James Wood, Millbrook and Sherando High Schools
The recipient must meet the following criteria:
A graduating student in good standing
Has been accepted and plans to attend an accredited college, university, or trade school
Must possess good character traits
Must include an essay, no more than two pages in length, entitled “My Life Rules”
Crosen Family Scholarship
Available to: James Wood, Millbrook and Sherando High Schools (one for each school)
The recipient must meet the following criteria:
Participation in Athletics
Financial need
Work/Community participation/Volunteerism
Aaron W. Disque Memorial Scholarship
Available to: Sherando High School
The recipient must meet the following criteria:
Pursuing a career in golf (a priority but not a requirement)
Has been accepted and plans to attend an accredited college, university, or vocational school
Must possess good character traits
A student in good standing
Include an essay (no more than two pages in length) entitled “If I Could Do Anything in Life, What Would it be and Why?”
The Allen T. Hester Scholarship
Available to: James Wood, Millbrook and Sherando High Schools
The recipient must meet the following criteria:
Preferred, by not mandatory, that student be in Special Education
Planning on a career in the field of Special Education
Douglas A. Moyer Memorial Scholarship
Available to: Sherando High School
The recipient must meet the following criteria:
Have participated in an AG program such as FFA
Be a student in good standing
Letter of Recommendation from an AG teacher
Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardeners Association Scholarship
Available to: James Wood, Millbrook and Sherando High Schools
The recipient must meet the following criteria:
Career goal must be horticulture or in an agriculture-related field
Must have taken at least three high school classes in any of the following subjects: biology, agriculture, horticulture, earth science, environmental science or a similar field of study
Are currently or have been a member/volunteer of an agriculture-related program through a community service organization, cooperative extension, or similar organization within the past four years
Must be a citizen of the United States of America
Minimum overall GPA of 3.0
Must submit a letter of recommendation from a faculty member and from a leader of one of your listed volunteer organizations
Myrtle D. Rhodes Scholarship
Available to: Sherando High School
The recipient must meet the following criteria:
Be a Sherando graduate
Be attending an institution of higher learning in the upcoming fall
Must have a Middletown address
Rinker Vocational Scholarship
Available to: Sherando High School
The recipient must meet the following criteria:
Be a descendant of the honorees of the Scholarship, or descendant of a full-time employee of Rinker Orchards
Attend a vocational/trade school or college majoring in agriculture, business, or education; or seek approved skill certification and tools to meet and perform such certification; or upgrade their skills for a qualified career objective
Joseph P. and Barbara Roby Memorial Scholarship
Available to: James Wood, Millbrook and Sherando High Schools
The recipient must meet the following criteria:
Financial need
A one-page essay entitled “What Defines Christian Character”
Wells Fargo Scholarship
Available to: James Wood, Millbrook and Sherando High Schools
A graduating student in good standing
Accepted and plans to attend a Virginia Community College
Patricia and Douglas Whitacre Memorial Scholarship (Scholarship #1)
Available to: James Wood, Millbrook and Sherando High Schools
The recipient must meet the following criteria:
Graduate of a Frederick County High School
Attendance in a degree program at a Virginia institution of higher learning, including vocational, training, and technical institutions
Exhibits academic ability
Patricia and Douglas Whitacre Memorial Scholarship (Scholarship #2)
Available to: James Wood, Millbrook and Sherando High Schools
The recipient must meet the following criteria:
Graduate of a Frederick County High School
Attendance in a degree program at a Virginia institution of higher learning, including vocational, training, and technical institutions
Financial need and a strong desire to excel
Winchester-Frederick County Bar Association/Michael M. Foreman Scholarship
Available to: James Wood, Millbrook and Sherando High Schools (one to each school)
The recipient must meet the following criteria:
Deserving student interested in pursuing studies in public service or law
Coach Rob Wright Memorial Scholarship
Available to: Sherando High School
The recipient must meet the following criteria:
Has been accepted and plans to attend an accredited college, university or vocational school
Must possess good character traits
A student in good standing
Preferable if student participated in golf, but any athletic participation is acceptable