Dr. Laura Swartz Scholarship 2025 Application

Prairie Star Elementary PTO will award one scholarship in the name of our former principal, Dr. Laura Swartz. The scholarship amount is $1,000.00 and will be awarded to a 2025 graduate of one of the five Blue Valley High Schools who attended Prairie Star Elementary for at least one year and intends to major in Education.

Scholarship application requirements:

GPA of 3.0 or above
Attended Prairie Star Elementary for a minimum of one year
Plans to obtain a Bachelor's Degree in Education
Completion of the application on this web site. Essay question should be answered in the form of an essay. All questions and sections must be completely answered. Please, do not put your name or address on any page other than in the Applicant Information section.
Completed application must be submitted by midnight on Friday, March 28th, 2025.

Name

Parent/Guardian Name

Street Address

City

Phone

Email Address

Cumulative GPA

Scholastic Honors/Awards (include year and description of honor/award)

Extracurricular Activities (include name, year, and location of activity)

Civic/Community Service Involvement (include name/description of organization, dates of involvement, position or word done and approximate amount of time spent)

Civic Honors/Awards (include name of honor, name and description of awarding organization, date received, reason for receiving)

Employment (include place of employment, position held and description if necessary, length of employment, hours worked per week)

Essay Part 1- Write about an educator who has had the greatest impact on your life. (300 words maximum)

Essay Part 2 - How do you, as an educator, hope to make a difference in the lives of your students? (300 words maximum)

BLUE VALLEY VIRTUES

Compassion Courage Perseverance

Honesty Respect Responsibility

Self Discipline