Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship Program

The Scholarship Applications for 2023 are here!

In recognition of the importance of education the Leona Valley Sertoma established the Leona Valley SERTOMA Scholarship Program to identify and reward local students who have shown personal and intellectual qualities through academic achievement, as well as participation and leadership in extracurricular and community activities. Leona Valley Sertoma has given out almost $50,000.00, in scholarships since 1999. The goal of the program is to serve the needs of local graduating seniors and those community college students transferring to continue their education.

Scholarship consideration is also open to students attending Community college who live in Leona Valley, Green Valley, Lake Hughes, Three Points and Lake Elizabeth, who are transferring to a 4-year college.

Shown below are the Graduating Senior and Transfer Student scholarship program information sheets. The information sheets and application forms are available for download, as Adobe PDF files, using the links at the bottom of this page.

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LEONA VALLEY SERTOMA STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM – GRADUATING SENIORS

Purpose of Program

The Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship Program identifies and rewards local students who have shown personal and intellectual qualities through academic achievement, as well as participation and leadership in extracurricular and community activities. Scholarships will be awarded to those judged to be the best qualified candidates and are to be used to advance their education.

Area of Eligibility

Graduating senior high school level students living in Leona Valley, Green Valley, Lake Hughes, Three Points, and Lake Elizabeth. This includes students in independent study and those who are home schooled.

Qualifications

To be eligible, an Entry Application must be filled out and turned in to Leona Valley Sertoma by April 17, 2023. Along with the application, the student must provide:

1) A transcript of the grades for the 10th, 11th, and first semester of the senior year.

2) List your community involvement in the Antelope Valley area such as Scouting, 4-H, FFA, church, etc. The record of community service should include a description of activities you were/are involved in, with references or documents establishing service. Contact information for verification is required. Paid employment & duties under a title do not count.

3) An essay on the subject, “How the town has benefitted from my community service.” The essay shall be at least 350 and no more than 500 words, typewritten, and double- spaced.

4) A letter of acceptance/proof of registration from an established/accredited school, college or university starting the fall semester of the 2023 academic year. If such letter is not available by April 17, 2023, the student should submit the application along with items 1, 2, and 3. The selection committee will make the selection, but no announcement or award will be made until the letter of acceptance/proof of registration is received. This must be received by April 30, 2023, or the runner-up may receive the scholarship.

Judging

Judging is confidential and will be based on the following formula:

Community involvement – 50%
Grades – 30%
Essay – 20%

All entry applications, along with the accompanying data must be sealed in an envelope. On the front of the envelope, write “SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM” and deposit in the SERTOMA box at Rancher’s Market, 9001 Elizabeth Lake Road, Leona Valley, or mail to Sertoma, P.O. Box 723, Leona Valley, CA 93551.

Failure to follow the directions outlined on this Student Scholarship Program information sheet and/or the Entry Application will be grounds for disqualification.

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LEONA VALLEY SERTOMA STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM – TRANSFER STUDENT

Purpose of Program

The Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship Program identifies and rewards local students who have shown personal and intellectual qualities through academic achievement, as well as participation and leadership in extracurricular and community activities. A scholarship may be awarded to a transferring student to be used to advance his/her education.

Area of Eligibility

Community college students living in Leona Valley, Green Valley, Lake Hughes, Three Points and Lake Elizabeth, transferring to a 4-year college.

Qualifications

To be eligible, an Entry Application must be filled out and turned in to Leona Valley Sertoma by April 17, 2023. Along with the application, the student must provide:

1) A transcript of the grades for each semester completed at the community college.

2) List your community involvement in the Antelope Valley area such as Scouting, 4-H, FFA, church, etc. The record of community service should include a description of activities you were/are involved in, with references or documents establishing service. Contact information for verification is required. Paid employment & duties under a title do not count.

3) An essay on the subject, “How the town has benefitted from my community service.” The essay shall be 350 and no more than 500 words, typewritten and double-spaced.

4) A letter of acceptance/proof of registration from an established/accredited school, college or university starting the fall semester of the 2020 academic year. If such letter is not available by April 17, 2023, the student should submit the application along with items 1, 2, and 3. The selection committee will make the selection, but no announcement or award will be made until the letter of acceptance/proof of registration is received. This must be received by April 30, 2023, or the runner-up may receive the scholarship.

Judging

Judging is confidential and will be based on the following formula:

Community involvement – 50%
Grades – 30%
Essay – 20%

All entry applications, along with the accompanying data must be sealed in an envelope. On the front of the envelope, write “SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM” and deposit in the SERTOMA box at Rancher’s Market, 9001 Elizabeth Lake Road, Leona Valley, or mail to Sertoma, P.O. Box 723, Leona Valley, CA 93551.

Failure to follow the directions outlined on this Student Scholarship Program information sheet and/or the Entry Application will be grounds for disqualification.

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««« PDF Documents »»»

(Select the appropriate links for your scholarship request)

Graduating Seniors
SERTOMA GRADUATING SENIOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
SERTOMA GRADUATING SENIOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Transfer Students
SERTOMA TRANSFER STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
SERTOMA TRANSFER STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION