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Mid-Cities Creativity is proud to announce that we will be offering a
scholarship for the 2007-2008 Tournament Season. The scholarship
winner will receive $500 which will be paid directly to the college or other
education institution that the winner will attend. The scholarship
application deadline is January 25, 2008. The winner will be announced at
the Mid-Cities Creativity regional tournament.
Applicants must:
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currently reside in the Mid-Cities Creativity Region |
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have participated for a minimum of 3 years in
Destination Imagination or other Creative Problem Solving Program sponsored by
the Mid-Cities Region. At least one of those 3 years of participation
must have been at the Secondary (High School) Level |
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currently be a senior in high school and planning to
attend any post secondary educational institution or four year college |
Mid-Cities Scholarship Challenge
Challenge: Your task is to
download the scholarship
application (MS Word) and submit to the Scholarship Committee by the
deadline.
Time: Your application and all supporting
documents must be postmarked by January 25, 2008. Applications are to be
mailed to:
Tressa Wilson
c/o Corey Elementary
5200 Kelly Elliott
Arlington, Tx 76017
Procedure (see scholarship
application for specifics):
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Document your involvement in
Destination Imagination including years of participation, challenges solved,
special awards, volunteer involvement and tournament advancement. |
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Write a 500 word creative essay on
one of the three topics listed in the application. The essay will
be scored on creativity, relevance and grammar and spelling (you ARE going to
college, after all) |
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Submit original copies of your most
current high school transcript and SAT, ACT or PSAT scores |
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Submit a recommendation letter from
a team manager or other adult volunteer in Destination ImagiNation |
Scoring: You will be
scored on (in order of importance)
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Creative Essay |
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Number of years participation in
Creative Problem Solving |
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Volunteer Involvement in Mid-Cities
Creativity Region Activities |
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Letter of recommendation from a
team manager or other adult volunteer |
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Special CPS awards received |
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Advancement in CPS tournaments |
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Other (non CPS) volunteer
involvement |
Download the Scholarship Application
(MS Word) (PDF)
Questions?
email the
Regional Director
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