Scholarship Grant
River Hills Lion’s Club Scholarship Grant
The River Hills Lions Club is dedicated to local youth. Every year one high school student is awarded a scholarship towards a college of their choice.
View 2009 Winner – Kristi Faye Antunes
View 2008 Winner – Miss Jessica Lynn Burch
View 2007 Winner – Miss Victoria Christine Herold
View 2006 Winner – Mr. Daniel Thomas Drechsler
View 2005 Winner – Miss Elizabeth Bridges
View 2004 Winner – Miss Ashley Killian
View 2003 Winner – Miss Kerri E Newson
Origins
The River Hills Lion’s Club Scholarship Grant originated in the early 1990′ s as an adjunct to the River Hills Lion’s Club/ Clover School District Mentoring Program begun in 1990 by Bert Gray and Bob Goodell.
Eligibility
Eligibility is limited to students expecting to graduate from Clover High School , Clover” SC, in May of the year they apply.
Parameters
The $6,000.00 River Hills Lion’s Club Scholarship, $4,000 prior to 2008, is awarded annually to a deserving Clover High School student, payable at $1,500.00 per year, $1,000 per year prior to 2008, for four (4) consecutive years, is dependent upon the selected student maintaining good standing status and continuing his or her education for four (4) consecutive years at the institution of choice.
Besides biographical information, completed applications provide information regarding the student’s academic record, extra curricular activity/community involvement, financial need; the principal’s recommendation and a personal essay. (Application forms may be requested by contacting Frank Van Leer at k9cr8@comporium.net
Traditionally, selection categories were weighted accordingly:
Academic Record (SAT scores @20%
Grade Point Average (GPA)@25%
Extra Curricular/Community Involvement @20%
Financial Need@25% Essay@10%
However, the Education Committee reserves the right to annually adjust category percentages. To increase the field of viable candidates to more than very top academic performers, place financial need as the primary consideration while maintaining academic performance as a major factor, and honor actual work experience, the 2008 recipient was chosen accordingly:
Top 25% of Graduating Class + Principal’s written recommendation
Financial Need 60%
Extracurricular/Community Service 20%
Essay 10%
Work Experience 10%
The 2008 selection criteria will be utilized for choosing the 2009 scholarship recipient.
In late February or early March, Clover High School personnel publicize the scholarship and distribute River Hills Lion’s Club designed application forms (revised as needed) to students who must complete them by a given deadline. Completed applications are then submitted to the River Hills Lion’s Club Education Committee, which determines which student is to be awarded the scholarship for that year. The current Lion’s Club Education Chair notifies Clover High School which student is to be awarded the scholarship at least two weeks before the scheduled Award Ceremony when the student’s name is announced publicly by the Lion’s Club Education Chair. The Education Chair also informs the selected student in writing before the Award Ceremony.
Soon after being awarded the scholarship, the student and his or her parents are invited to a Lion’s Club meeting to be introduced to the Lion’s Club membership by the current Education Chair.
The student is expected to show proof of registration/matriculation at his or her institution of choice before initial funds can be dispersed to that institution in the student’s favor. Furthermore, it remains the student’s annual responsibility to show proof of academic good standing at his or her initial institution of choice before funds for that academic year can be released.
