Senior Scholarships

PTA's mission is to make every child’s potential a reality. One of the ways we support Andrews students reach their full potential is through continuing education.

Each year, Andrews PTA awards scholarships to eligible high school seniors. In keeping with our work in building strong family-school partnerships, our scholarship process focuses on the impact an applicant's family, teachers, and PTA have had on their goals to continue their education or training.

The scholarship awards are given during a Senior Reception / Social towards the end of the school year, where former Eagles have a chance to visit with old friends, teachers and staff.

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2023-24 Senior Scholarship Application

Deadline Friday, April 5th, 2024

Attention High School Seniors!

Andrews PTA is excited to announce our annual scholarship program, offering two scholarships valued at $1,000 each! These scholarships will be awarded on Thursday, April 25th, 2024.

At Andrews PTA, we're passionate about fostering strong family-school partnerships. That's why our scholarship process emphasizes the impactful roles of family, teachers, and the PTA in shaping students' aspirations for higher education or training.

Take advantage of this incredible opportunity to kickstart your future! If you're eligible (and eager) to learn more about how to apply for this scholarship, please don't hesitate to contact (insert email) for more details and eligibility criteria. Together, let's make dreams a reality!

All complete applications are due Friday, April 5th, 2024, to Andrews Elementary PTA in the front office of Andrews Elementary or via email to:

communications@andrewspta.org

Attn: PTA Senior Scholarships

This year's essay topic:

Community Building through School Activities: Share examples of how participation in school activities, supported by the PTA or other volunteer organisations, has positively influenced your sense of community and school spirit. Discuss the importance of extracurricular involvement in shaping well-rounded individuals and fostering a positive school culture.

Eligibility Requirements:

A completed application form
A resume listing school activities, community involvement, work, and/or volunteer experience.
Copy of his/her high school transcript and most recent report card if those grades are not yet on the transcript
300-word essay relevant to the selected 2024 essay topic

Additional requirements of all applicants:

Shall be a Plano ISD graduating senior in 2024.
Shall have a 3.0 GPA or better
Special Education students are not required to meet GPA requirements or submit transcripts with application.
Shall have either attended 5th grade at Andrews Elementary OR attended at least 2 years at Andrews Elementary School, Plano, TX.
Shall enlist in the military, enroll in an accredited 2- or 4-year college or university, or enrolled in a vocational or technical institute in the summer or fall semester immediately following the applicant’s high school graduation. An acceptance letter or other verifiable confirmation will be required before the check can be released.
Immediate family members of the current President are excluded from applying and receiving this award.

Click here go to this link to access the application:

https://andrewspta.membershiptoolkit.com/assets/00027/Senior_Scholarship/Senior_Scholarship_Application_2024.docx

Information:

https://docs.google.com/document/u/3/d/1Z6ymRSRgru8Zv0et2ZfVkbVogmUFPgmnkNHLZHzP6-o/mobilebasic

Application: https://docs.google.com/document/u/3/d/1rs7U6v2Grq97Ox0GPhtuauMe2BJg3AjKLo5tUmtPT5E/mobilebasic

Prior years

2022-23 Senior Scholarship Awardees

The Andrews Elementary PTA Scholarship Committee is proud to announce that the winners of our 2023 scholarships are Abigail Mitchell and William Dai! Outstanding students, community volunteers, and aces in their areas of interest, they both stood out for their thoughtfully written essays. Abigail made a highly personal connection to the essay topic about the impact of social media on communication and relationships. She impressed the Committee with her future career plans to help children use communication to become the best version of themselves. William's deep dive into the world of mathletes gave his essay a unique point-of-view, and his comments on the pitfalls of comparison displayed wisdom beyond his years.

We would also like to recognize the 18 other scholarship applicants for their superior entries. All did an exceptional job, making this year's decision difficult!

We wish each of our Eagle seniors the best of luck in your endeavors after high school, and we look forward to celebrating you all on Thursday, April 27th, at Capstone Park. The Eagles reunion starts at 5 pm.