Scholarships Administered by the Elizabeth Forward Alumni and Friends Association to be Awarded for the 2023-2024 School Year
To Students and Alumni who wish to apply for a scholarship: The scholarships listed below will be awarded to EFHS seniors graduating in June 2024.
EF Alumni & Friends Assoc
Francis Pomillo Richard Simpson Martin & Pat Craighead Ruby Memorial Peter/Mary Vaira Memorial Goydan Family Anita Kornosky Memorial Amy Wallace Memorial Amazing Athlete Norman Candelore Sf Sargent Bryan Hoover Memorial TD Club Football Harriet Colebank Hebenthal Twale-Leidemann RT Long Penn State Amy Wallace Memorial Scholarship Joseph Ignatius Memorial Scholarship
Bonnie Bashforth
EFSAF Fleischauer Memorial Larry Landini Memorial Leonard Moffa Memorial Wm & Louise Shank Memorial Richard Simpson Martin & Pat Craighead Ruby Memorial Peter/Mary Vaira Memorial Goydan Family Anita Kornosky Memorial Amy Wallace Memorial Amazing Athlete Norman Candelore Sf Sargent Bryan Hoover Memorial TD Club Football Harriet Colebank Hebenthal Four Friends Cindy Miller Ollendyke STEM Miller-Ollendyke Education Scholarship Rendin/Lisi FBI Darla J. Twale Faith-Based RT Long Penn State Carol Jean McKenzie Mauer Francis Pomillo Amy Wallace Memorial Scholarship Joseph Ignatius Memorial Scholarship |
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| Students Targeted | Scholarship Name | Amount | Brief Description |
| Students attending a four-year college or university | Bonnie Bashforth Memorial Scholarship | $500 | Applicants should provide evidence that he/she challenges him/herself amidst obstacles while sustaining academic excellence and personal accountability, and applicants should demonstrate a financial need. |
| EFSAF Michael Fleischauer Memorial Scholarship | $2,000 (x2) | Applicants must provide evidence that he/she has met challenges amidst obstacles while sustaining academic excellence and personal accountability. Financial need should be documented. | |
| Larry Landini Memorial Scholarship | $1,000 | Applicants must have a sustained record of academic excellence and demonstrated leadership skills through extra-curricular and/or community service involvement. | |
| Leonard Moffa Memorial Scholarship | $1,000 | Applicants should have a sustained record of academic excellence and must have a GPA of 3.75 or higher. Awards or competitions, and academic excellence in a technology field would be helpful but not required. | |
| William E. & Louise Shank Memorial Scholarship | $2,000 | Applicants should have a sustained record of academic excellence, leadership, and citizenship. | |
| Students attending a two- or four-year college or university | Elizabeth Forward Alumni and Friends Association Scholarship | $2,000 $1,000 (x2) |
Applicants should have a sustained record of academic excellence and participation in extra-curricular activities, especially community service. |
| Francis E. Pomilio Scholarship | $1,000 | Applicants should have a sustained academic effort with an emphasis on English, speech, or music; participated in extra-curricular activities and have completed community service and/or have a record of employment. | |
| Amazing Athlete Scholarship | $2,000 | Applicants must be a graduating EF female student athlete who plans to attend a 2- or 4-year institution, demonstrate academic achievement, and participate in leadership and service activities. | |
| Students attending a technical/trade school, or two-or four-year college or university | Richard Simpson Scholarship | $1,000 | Applicants should have a sustained record of academic excellence. |
| Martin and Pat Craighead Scholarship | $5,000 | Applicants should have demonstrated a strong work ethic and a proven commitment to the values of integrity and team work as well as sustained academic effort. | |
| Ruby Memorial Scholarship | $1,000 (x2) | Applicants must have a GPA of 2.75 or higher, attend and be actively involved in his/her church as well as in community service outside the church. 2 applicants will be chosen. | |
| Amy Wallace Memorial Scholarship | $1,000 | Applicants should pursue post-secondary training in general. Consideration will be given to special education or psychology majors, Penn West matriculants, and those who do extra curriculars and community service. | |
| Joseph Ignatius Memorial Scholarship | $1,000 | Applicants should have a 3.0 or higher GPA, pursue a degree in the STEM fields or the arts, and demonstrate leadership capabilities. | |
| Students attending a trade school or community college | Lawrence Howell, Sr. and Elaine Miller Howell Memorial Scholarship | $1,500 | Applicants must plan to attend an accredited trade school or community college and have a sustained record of academic excellence and attendance. |
| Twale-Leidemann Trades Scholarship | $1,000 | Applicants must attend a trade school or community college in an applied field, demonstrate a strong work ethic, as well as sustained academic effort. | |
| Students whose parents did not graduate from college | Peter F. Vaira Sr. & Mary Vaira Memorial Scholarship | $1,000 | Applicants should have a sustained record of academic excellence. This scholarship is intended for a first-generation college student–one whose parents did not earn a college degree. |
| Students who have dealt successfully with a disability, physical challenge, or chronic medical condition | Goydan Family Scholarship | $1,000 | Applicants must have an IEP/life skills plan that includes intellectual challenge and/or physical disability who can benefit from post-secondary medical/physical/functional skills development which will facilitate their journey toward independent living/employment/schooling. |
| Students who have an IEP or students without an IEP who will pursue a special education major | Anita Kornosky Memorial Scholarship | $1,500 | Applicants with an IEP should intend to pursue post-secondary training and applicants without an IEP should intend to pursue a major in special education. All applicants, regardless of IEP status, must have minimum 2.5 grade point average. |
| Students who have excelled in academics and athletics | Norman R. Candelore Sr. Academic and Athletic Memorial Scholarship | $1,500 | Applicants must have been a member of an EFHS varsity sport and should have a sustained record of academic excellence and participation in extracurricular and community activities. |
| Staff Sergeant Bryan Hoover Memorial Scholarship | $500 | Applicants must have been a member of the EFHS Cross Country and/or Track and Field Team. Applicants should have a sustained record of academic excellence and participation in extra-curricular activities and community service. | |
| T.D. Club Football Scholarship | $1,000 | Applicants must have been a member of the EFHS Football team during their senior year, should have a sustained record of academic excellence in high school, and be a well-rounded student involved in extra-curricular activities, leadership, volunteerism, and/or community service. | |
| Students who will attend a technical or vocational school or study to become a nurse | Harriett Colebank Hebenthal Technical, Vocational, or Nursing Program Scholarship | $1,500 | Applicants must plan to attend a technical or vocational school or enroll in a nursing program and have a sustained record of school attendance, academics and citizenship. |
| Students who will major in education | Four Friends Education Scholarship | $1,000 | Applicants must intend to major in education and have a sustained record of academic excellence and be a well-rounded student involved in school activities and community service. Elementary education majors will receive preference. |
| Miller-Ollendyke Education Scholarship | $1,000 | Applicants must major in PK-12 elementary or secondary education, demonstrate academic achievement, and if possible, participate in extracurricular and leadership activities/awards. | |
| Cindy Miller Ollendyke STEM Scholarship | $1,000 | Applicants must intend to study as a full-time student to pursue a degree in a STEM field or in science education and have a sustained record of academic excellence and participated in school activities. | |
| Students who want to pursue a career in public service | Rendin/Lisi FBI Scholarship | $1,000 | Applicants must intend to pursue a career in public service as a full-time student at a four-year college. Preference will be given to applicants wishing to go into some form of law enforcement but other areas of study such as military, legal, accounting, computer science, foreign language, and science will also be considered. Applicants should have a sustained record of academic excellence and participation in extra-curricular activities, especially community service. |
| Students who will attend a faith-based college or university | Darla J. Twale Faith-Based College/University Scholarship | $1,000 | Applicants must be accepted and plan to attend a faith-based college or university and demonstrates academic excellence, participates in worthwhile activities and service to others, and holds active church membership. |
| Students attending specific colleges | R. T. Long Penn State Scholarship | $1,000 | Applicants must intend to study as a full-time student at any Penn State University campus. Applicants should have a sustained record of academic excellence, leadership, and citizenship. |
| Carol Jean McKenzie Maurer Westminster College Scholarship | $2,500 | Applicants must intend to study as a full-time student at Westminster College. This scholarship is intended for the student who challenges him/herself, gets good grades, participates in worthwhile activities, and makes good decisions for personal satisfaction and accountability rather than public accolades. Students majoring in secondary education and/or demonstrating financial need may be given preference. | |