2025 BVMS PTO Scholarship

BLUE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)

Reat Underwood Memorial Scholarship

$1,000 Technical School Scholarship

$1,000 College Scholarship

This application must be submitted on-line or before 5:00pm, April 1,2025. Two $1,000 scholarship awards will be presented in early May. We have options to recognize our alumni who are pursuing trade school and college careers, with one scholarship being earmarked to a qualified individual from each category. The final recipients will be selected based on career goals, financial need, and demonstrated leadership in school, community, and/or home.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for the Blue Valley Middle School PTO Scholarship, an applicant must:

Be a 2024-25 graduating senior in good standing from Blue Valley High School;
Have attended Blue Valley Middle School;
Have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher;
Have a demonstrated financial need;
Apply on-line by 4/1/2024 at 5pm;
Plan to enroll or already be enrolled at any school listed in the Education Directory of Colleges and Universities or the trade school/ community college of applicant choice.

Essays must be your own words. AI generated content will be disqualified.

Complete the on-line application below and submit by deadline - April 1, 2025 by 5pm.

Essay (maximum 100 words): If you had the authority to change your high school in a positive way, what specific change(s) would you make?
List 3 words to describe your character.
Describe your most significant role model from your years at BVMS. (This could include a faculty member, friend, volunteer, etc). How has this role model impacted your life, and, if applicable, your career plan?
Share how receiving this scholarship would assist with financial need and impact your education and career goals. (250 words or less)
Indicate your high school academic Information - Cumulative weighted GPA, Cumulative unweighted GPA.
List your top 3-5 high school involvements - school, community, work.
List the school(s) you have applied to or have decided to attend.
Upload your resume to the on-line application (no more than 1 page).
Upload a current unofficial copy of your transcript to the on-line application.

APPLICANT INFORMATION

First Name

Last Name

Street

City

State

Zip

Phone

Email Address

Number of Years at BVMS

Do you want to be considered for the technical/trade school scholarship or the college scholarship?

How did you learn about this scholarship?

GPA

Cumulative weighted GPA:

Cumulative non-weighted GPA:

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

If you had the authority to change your high school in a positive way, what specific change(s) would you make? (100 words or less)

Describe your character in 3 words.

Describe our most significant role model from your years at BVMS. (This could include a faculty member, friend, volunteer, etc.) How has this role model impacted your life, and, if applicable, your career plans?

Share how receiving this scholarship would assist with financial need and impact your education and career goals. (250 words or less)

List your top 3-5 high school involvements - school, community, work.

Please list the school(s) that you are applying to or are planning to attend.

WAIVER

With my electronic signature below, I hereby apply for a scholarship under the Blue Valley Middle School PTO criteria and certify that all statements regarding in this application are true and correct. I understand parts of my application could be shared.

Please upload your resume.

Please upload your unofficial transcript including your last full semester.