Posted January 23, 2023
The deadline is approaching for Plymouth High School seniors to apply for dozens of local scholarships and to be class exemplar.
Students can apply for more than 55 scholarships with one form, the Local Scholarship Profile and Application, available through the PHS Counseling Department. Completed applications are due by 3 p.m. Thursday Feb. 9.
The application also includes a section for those who wish to be class exemplar, open to seniors with a ranking of cum laude or higher, who have exceptional soft skills and no athletic or school code violations, and who have participated in at least 10 extracurricular activities. The senior chosen by a faculty committee as class exemplar will deliver a commencement address and receive the Rhyan Family Class Exemplar Scholarship.
Seniors also should note that applications are due by 3 p.m. Monday April 10 for the Vogt Scholarship, available to all PHS graduates who have earned a 3.0 or higher GPA (based on 7 semesters) and who have participated in 10 approved extracurricular activities.
More than $1.5 million was awarded in scholarships to members of the PHS Class of 2022. The 2023 awards will be announced May 17 at the annual PHS Scholarship Awards Night.
For more than 30 years, the Plymouth Education Foundation has supported the community's value on continuing education by sustaining and enhancing its Scholarship Program. The foundation has administered more than $500,000 in merit and need-based scholarships to students planning to attend four-year universities and two-year technical colleges.
This year, approximately 35 PHS graduating seniors will receive a foundation-administered scholarship. Scholarship recipients show a commitment to their education, a sincere desire to serve others, and/or the ability to overcome challenges in an effort to reach personal goals.
The foundation makes it easy for individuals, businesses, and organizations to sponsor a scholarship. Sponsors set the criteria, and the foundation's scholarships committee selects the recipient on the donor's behalf. Donors are recognized at PHS Scholarship Awards Night and have the opportunity to present the scholarship in person. The foundation is a 501(c)3 organization, so donations are tax deductible.
For more information on how to set up a scholarship through the Plymouth Education Foundation, please call Andrea Schultz, executive director, at 920-892-2661 Ext. 1008.
