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Havre Public Schools Education Foundation now accepting scholarship applications

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The Havre Public Schools Education Foundation has 30 scholarship opportunities available for 2020 Havre High School graduates.

Some applications are also offered to Hill County High Schools, North Star High School and continuing education students. One online scholarship application form is used to apply for any and all of the scholarships. The application form can be found on the Foundation website at http://www.hpseducationfoundation.com.

Some applications require specific criteria along with the general information form, be sure to read each description and include requested additional information for the best chance to be selected to receive a scholarship. Recipients are selected by the scholarship donor or the HHS Scholarship Committee. If there are any questions, an applicant may contact the Foundation via email at [email protected], by phone, or text 262-3394 or contact HHS Counselors.

Deadline for applications is midnight, April 1.

The Foundation is pleased to be offering four new scholarships this year. The new scholarship awards being offered this year include the Terry and Kathy Sather Scholarship, The Humanitarian Scholarship by Jeff Debblee, the Dennis and Gladys Bymaster Scholarship and the Dr. David and Gloria Almas Scholarship.

The foundation is very pleased these generous donors have chosen HPSEF with the honor of awarding their scholarships.

These donors join the generous donors that awarded funds to a deserving applicant for one or many years. Our continuing applications are Blewett Wrestling and Blewett All-State Wrestling, Gene Gabriel Memorial is awarded to two students, HPSEF Memorial — this year in memory of Kathy Lund May, Cindy Tibbetts and Larry Johnson, Alfred and Catherine Bradbury Memorial, Hal Gilmore Memorial, Havre High School Class of 1970, Bart Nolan Memorial, Howard Miller Memorial, Friends of Music award two scholarships, Dr. James and Kay Elliott Memorial, PEO Chapter AZ, C. Lowell and Vivian D. Purdy Memorial, PEO Chapter V, Natalie Patrick Memorial present two awards, Sue Swan Community Service, Sons of Norway Heritage award one Havre High student and one Northstar student, Wells Lamey Blue Pony Pride, Thomas Lafond State Farm Up and Coming Entrepreneurial, Wayne Thurston Memorial and Tillie Patterson Foundation Memorial awards two scholarships. The foundation is expecting several applications. The awards will be presented in conjunction with the Havre High School Academic Awards being held mid-May 2020.

The HPSEF Board of Directors are offering a scholarship workshop to interested students and their parents. The workshop is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 10, at 7- 9 p.m. at Havre High School. The workshop is designed to help students work through the application process, helpful hints on what to include in an essay, required on some of the applications. It will be a hands-on opportunity to get started on an application form and answer any questions an applicant or parent may have about the HPSEF scholarship program or any of the offered scholarship awards.

The Havre Public Schools Education Foundation is a non-profit organization formed to encourage and support excellence in education by raising, accumulating and disbursing funds to improve, enhance and support the educational opportunities for the students of Havre Public Schools.

The directors that currently over-see Foundation activities are Kyle Leeds, president, Angie Twombly, vice-president, Todd Hanson, Treasure, Cathie Bradbury, Secretary, and Bob Nieuwenhuyse. Superintendent Andy Carlson and HPS Trustee Harvey Capellen serve as ex-officio directors and Cheryl Morse is executive director.

 

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