Senior Scholarships
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Instructions
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DUE DATE & SUBMISSION:
PTSA and Teri Lynn O’Brien scholarship applications must be
submitted by 11:59 PM on March 1st.
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PTSA MEMBERSHIP
Applicants must be student members of Dana Hills High School PTSA as of February 15th of the current school year. Click Here to Join Online. If you need to verify your membership, don't hesitate to contact scholarships.dhhsptsa@gmail.com​.
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GPA / TRANSCRIPTS:
Login to Aeries (https://sites.google.com/a/capousd.org/parent-and-student-portal/), click on GRADES > TRANSCRIPTS. Your Academic GPA is listed as weighted (on the left) and unweighted (on the right). Your Academic GPA is based on your academic classes (not including health or P.E./sports). Report your weighted (accounts for your honors and AP classes) and your unweighted (all classes are worth 4.0 points) GPAs. Right mouse click on the page and select "print", change the destination to "Save As PDF". Save it to your computer.
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ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE STUDENT
Special Education students may receive some assistance in completing their forms.
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Complete application including essay, transcript, reference letter and student resume with volunteer service activities.
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If you are not a current member of DHHS PTSA, you must join. You may attach a photocopy of your PTSA membership card in lieu of PTSA membership verification.
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The application and all attachments should be emailed to scholarships.dhhsptsa@gmail.com
on or before March 1st.
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NOTIFICATION
Recipients will be notified at the Senior Awards Ceremony at the end of the school year. The decision of the PTSA Scholarship committee is final. Note: A scholarship award may be revoked in the event the student does not maintain the required overall GPA, if the student is subject to severe disciplinary action such as suspension or expulsion, or if the student fails to enroll in an institution of higher education.
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