Description
Wisconsin Rapids Youth Tackle Football began its program in 1996, and has contributed to a scholarship fund each year since that time. Rapids Raptors football players and cheerleaders learn the basic fundamentals of team sports while still emphasizing academic achievement. This scholarship is based on the philosophy that academics and athletics go hand-in-hand. The scholarship will reward a young man or woman who learned not only the fundamentals of football or cheerleading in the Wisconsin Rapids Raptors program, but also developed into a well-rounded individual and understands the importance of education.
Criteria
- Graduating senior of a high school in Wood County
- Participated as a player or cheerleader for at least two complete seasons in the Wisconsin Rapids Youth Tackle Football or Cheerleading program
- Accepted or awaiting acceptance for full-time enrollment to an accredited college, university, or technical college
Common Essay: (500 words max)
Describe how your education and athletics have formed you into the person you are today and how they
may have influenced your career choice.
Where and what to submit:
- Send all essays in .pdf format to the following email address: wrrapidsraptors@gmail.com
- Please include the following information:
- Applicant’s Name, Address, and Phone Number
- Applicant’s High School
- Name of the College, university, or technical college that you will be attending, and when
- Educational emphasis at the college, university, or technical college that you will be attending
- Other school, community, volunteer activities
- Class Rank / GPA
