FFCA HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
GOALS & GUIDELINES
Goals
FFCA High School scholarships are offered to graduating students in
order to:
Ø Recognize
and reward students who have distinguished themselves in the areas established
by the criteria designated by each scholarship.
Ø Encourage
attitudes and efforts towards excellence on the part of all students.
Ø Develop
appreciation of, and commitment to, all the various areas of programming and
character development that are promoted by the school.
Ø Encourage
a sense of community in our school.
Ø Value
the pursuit of post-secondary education.
Guidelines
Ø
Scholarships
should:
1.
Recognize
and reward areas of school programming;
2.
Be
consistent with the vision, mission and values of FFCA:
3.
Be
associated with the demonstration of good character;
4.
Be
consistent at the level of $1000 per scholarship, unless indicated otherwise;
5.
Recognize
a wide variety of school endeavors and accomplishments;
6.
Be planned
in consultation with the High School administrative team;
7.
Respect
the guidelines for developing criteria and awarding scholarships.
Ø
Determining
scholarships and criteria:
1.
ASC and
Casino Society scholarships and their criteria will be determined by the ASC
and the Societies in consultation with the High School administration.
2.
A list of
existing scholarships and desired scholarships is in the appendix.
Ø
Awarding
Scholarships:
1.
High
School administration to present and confirm the scholarship program list at
the ASC meeting in November.
2.
The list
of available scholarships for the year will be posted on the High School
website on first day of II semester (February 3, 2021).
3.
A webmail
message will be sent on April 19, 2021 to grade twelve parents and students for changed
dates.
4.
The
applications will be made available on the high school website on April 19, 2021.
5.
High
School administration along with Shelley Geran will promote the scholarship
with grade twelve students April 26, 2021. (Through Edsby).
6.
Scholarship
applications will be submitted to High School administration and verified for
completeness and judged for character considerations by May 25, 2021. (Character considerations are sensitive and
protected professional discussions. The
FFCA Character virtues of Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Compassion and
Self-Discipline will be used as criteria for judging character.) The High
School administration team will consist of the Principal and both Associate
Principals as a minimum.
7.
The
scholarships applications will be made available to the Council no later than May 31, 2021.
8.
The
applications will then be considered by participating ASC or Campus Casino
Societies along with High School administration to pick a winner by June 11, 2021. The Councils will provide the winner’s names and the presenter’s name to
the high school by June 11, 2021.
9.
Considering
the pandemic, the confirmation letter will be sent to the winners of the scholarships
by the end of the academic year.
10.
Scholarship
donations will be made to the FFCA Head Office where they will be financially
administered.
11.
All
scholarship awards will be sent directly to the institution where the student
is registered.
12.
Scholarships
must be used within 2 years of graduation.