Purpose: To provide a scholarship for an OPS senior from South High School who demonstrates strong leadership skills. Students who apply will also vote for a teacher to receive a scholarship.
Amount: $1,000.00
Selection Criteria:
- Character/Citizenship
- Minimum GPA 2.50/Self-motivated
- Submit Financial Aid Form
- Submit student’s transcript
- Explain in one paragraph what Event + Response = Outcome (E + R = O) means to you.
- Submit a 500 word essay entitled: “How I have proven my leadership skills in school and the community.”
- Submit two (2) letters of recommendation from teachers and/or Administrators (non-family members)
- In 150 words or less, nominate a South High School Teacher who you believe demonstrates strong leadership skills, and exemplifies what it means to be a devoted educator in and out of the classroom.
Selection Process:
Two students will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship. The teacher with the most nominations will also receive a $1,000 scholarship. Please send nominations to the Omaha Public Schools Foundation by March 1 of each year. Selection will be conducted by South Hight School Class of 2014 Alumna, Shelby Riggs, Daughter of late, former SHS Principal Cara Riggs.
Administered By:
Omaha Public Schools Foundation
