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published March-April 2016

 

Junior Scholarship Winners Announced

by Jerry Smith, 3rd Vice President and Sanction League Director, Junior Scholarships

 

It is my pleasure to announce the winners of the 2015 Junior Scholarship program. Congratulations to these seven Junior Scholarship recipients for their academic achievements and their NHPA involvement:

 

Name                               State               Scholarship Amount

Savanna Johnson            Missouri         $200

Taylor Coile                     Georgia           $175

Cortnie Raine                   Kansas            $150

Jessica Wilson                  Missouri         $125

Megan McLeod                Missouri         $125

Audrey Jackson               Missouri         $100

Alisha Prasalowicz          Wisconsin      $75

 

The selection process involves ranking applicants based on academic success (a minimum 3.0 GPA) and combining it with their sanctioned league participation. All applicants must be pitching as a junior and be enrolled in the seventh grade or higher.

 

Under the guidelines of the newly approved and about-to-be-published eighth edition of the Sanctioned Club/League Program or “Red Book,” the selected juniors will receive a certificate, a letter, and a patch honoring them as a member of the 2015 NHPA Student Honor Society. The certificate will indicate a scholarship amount which will be deposited in an NHPA trust account and be available to the recipient when they have finished their pitching career in the junior division and have enrolled in some sort of advanced training or education. They must ask for their money before their 21st birthday by submitting proof of their enrollment. The Sanctioned League Director will determine that the requirements have been met. It is the NHPA’s intent to encourage junior pitchers to enhance themselves with training and/or education.

 

The NHPA encourages all juniors to pursue these awards by enjoying the pitching competition of sanctioned leagues while maintaining high classroom standards. The deadline for applications for the 2016 pitching season is December 31. It’s the responsibility of the applicant to submit the proper forms as detailed on the NHPA website (link to: http://www.horseshoepitching.com/league/jrscholar.html).

 

Please contact me (link to Jerry’s email) for information regarding this program.

 

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