The Cedar Springs Women’s Club is taking applications for a $1,000 scholarship for a female of any age, who resides in the Cedar Springs Public School district.

Applicants may be planning any type of skill training or degree program, as long as it is at a Michigan public community /junior college, degree-granting or vocational institution that leads to a degree, certification or license. Applicants do not need to be enrolled in high school.

The award will be based on a competitive process, which considers personal academic achievement, and family, school or community activities. Final selection criteria are: academic progress, school/community service, financial consideration, and career goal.

The award will be made without regard to race, creed, color, religion or national origin. And the winner will be announced by June 1.

Women currently attending high school can obtain an application from their high school counselor. Please be sure that you have the current application. It should be dated 2012. Women who have left high school can obtain one by contacting Carol Hordyk (696-0090), Claudia Mabie (696-3541), or Sue Harrison (696-0456) or the Cedar Springs Public Library.

This year there are nine young ladies from the Cedar Springs area, all vying for the title of Red Flannel Festival Queen. They are: Sierra Hopkins, Esther Couturier, Emilie Petty, Mel Fisk, Kayla Bergeron, Brittany Ball, Kaitlyn Caron, Briana Pierson, and Tranaya VerStrat.  Practices have already begun, and all the young ladies are excited and working hard.

The Pageant will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2011, in the Cedar Springs High School Auditorium. Tickets are available now at the Cedar Springs Public Library during open hours. Tickets are $10 in advance and $13 at the door. Two complimentary tickets will be given for any donation to the Red Flannel Queen Scholarship Fund over $100.

Since 1990, 26 young women have been recipients of a scholarship from the Cedar Spring’s Women’s Club. This year Audriana Boomgaard, daughter of John and Cherri’ Kerr, of Cedar Springs, was selected by the committee to receive the $1,000.00 award.
Audri was very involved in the Cedar Springs High School Varsity Soccer team and helped put on community soccer camps for children. She has been asked to manage Spring Arbor University Women’s Soccer Team in the fall. She was a member of the 2009 Red Flannel Court and was selected as a student leader for her church’s youth group where she was also involved in Vacation Bible School, Christian Life Club, Sunday School, on the worship team and distributing food for the needy families.
Preparing for the future has been an important goal for Audri. When she enters Spring Arbor University this fall she will already have completed a full semester of college thru dual enrollment. Her career goal is to obtain a PhD in Children’s Clinical Psychology. Working with children and young adults who are coping with handicaps, defects and life-threatening illnesses is her ambition.
Congratulations and best of luck, Audri.

Levi Whipple

Quality Dining, Inc., the local Burger King franchisee, announced that Cedar Springs graduate Levi Whipple was the winner of a $1,000 scholarship from their business. Levi plans to attend Michigan Technological University and major in Chemical Engineering.
The Burger Kin Scholarship was designed to recognize students who maintain academic standards and are also involved in co-curricular and/or community service activities. The recipient may be, but does not have to be, a Burger King employee.
“We thank our customers for their continued support of our scholarship program,” said Gerald O. Fitzpatrick, Senior Vice President of the Burger King Division at Quality Dining. “We extend our congratulations to all our 2011 scholarship recipients and wish them the best in their future endeavors.”
They awarded $114,000 in continuing education scholarships for high school seniors in 2011.

Brittany Bellamy

Congratulations to Cedar Springs High School seniors Brittany Bellamy and Charles Hyde for being named 2011 National Merit Finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Program.  In the fall, the Red Hawk Review highlighted these two individuals as Semifinalist qualifiers. Now, Brittany and Chuck have joined a select, national group of 15,000 finalists. In March, the National Merit Scholarship committee will begin mailing over 8,400 scholarship offers to the winners from the Finalist group. We embrace the anticipation, along with Brittany and Chuck, as we wait at least one of these scholarship offers to arrive in the mail. Everyone in the greater Cedar Springs community should celebrate and congratulate the academic accomplishment of Brittany Bellamy and Charles Hyde.

Charles Hyde

The Cedar Springs Women’s Club announces the availability of a $1,000.00 scholarship to a female of any age who resides int the Cedar Springs Public School District. Applicants may be planning any type of skill training or degree program as long as it is at a Michigan public community/junior college, degree-granting or vocational institution that leads to a degree, certification, or license. Applicants do not need to be currently enrolled in high school.
The award will be based on a competitve process, which considers personal or academic achievement; and family, school or community activities. Final selection criteria are:  Academic progress, school/community service, financial consideration, and career goal.
The award will be made without regard to race, creed, color, religion, or national origin. And the winner will be announced by June 1.
Women currently attending high school can obtain an application from their high school counselor. Please be sure that you have a current application. It should be dated 2009. Women who have left high school can obtain one by contracting Carol Hordyk (696-0090), Claudia Mabie (696-3541) or Sue Harrison (696-0456) or the Cedar Springs Public Library.
Deadline for receipt of application is April 1st.