JUNIOR GUILD OF ROCKY MOUNT SCHOLARSHIP 



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OUr 2019 scholarship recipient,
Sarah Hicks

Purpose
The Junior Guild Scholarship was established to provide funds for young women residing in the Rocky Mount area who desire to attend a four-year college or university.  The scholarship is based on financial need, scholastic excellence and outstanding citizenship. 

Requirements
The recipient will be awarded $2,000.00 annually ($1,000.00 per semester up to $8,000 total over four years) as long as the following requirements are met:
  1. The recipient must remain a full-time student (as that term is defined by the recipient’s college or university of choice) in good standing academically for the four undergraduate years.
  2. The recipient must maintain a grade point average of 2.0 or above for each semester to receive their money.
  3. The recipient must maintain high standards of citizenship and conduct.
  4. The recipient must use the scholarship during four consecutive academic undergraduate years unless the Junior Guild Board of Directors grants an exception.
The recipient must supply a certified copy of her grade to the Rocky Mount Junior Guild each quarter or semester, and must request renewal of the Scholarship in writing to the Scholarship Chairman by July 1 of each year.  Failure to fulfill the academic and citizenship requirements of the Junior Guild Scholarship may result in probation for one semester or quarter, with terms thereof to be determined on an individual basis by the Junior Guild Scholarship Committee.  The Scholarship may be terminated if the recipient does not fulfill the terms of her probation.

Application Process
Each applicant must submit the application, accompanied by the following items, by April 13, 2020.

  1. Most recent certified high school transcript
  2. SAT or ACT scores
  3. Photograph of applicant
  4. Three letters of reference, at least one of which is from a teacher, principal, or counselor, and one from outside the student’s school experience
  5. An original, typed essay of at least 350 words describing where the applicant would like to be and what the applicant would like to be doing ten years from now
  6. FASFA

Our Current scholarship Recipients

2019 Scholarship Recipient - Sarah Hicks 
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Sarah is graduating, as salutatorian with a 4.5 GPA, from Nash Central High School. During high school, Sarah was a varsity member of the Cross-Country team, the Swim team, and participated in Track and Field. Sarah has qualified at the state level in all three sports across multiple years. She has been named as both the Track and Field Conference Player of the Year and the Girls' Swimmer of the Year. During her senior year, Sarah also served as the President of the National Honor Society. Sarah has done all these things while maintaining a job at the YMCA, serving as a life guard and gymnastics coach. Sarah will be attending East Carolina University this Fall and is planning to study Biomedical Engineering. Sarah shared with the inter view committee that she has future aspirations to make prosthetic limbs
more affordable and accessible to children and youth living in rural regions.
2018 Scholarship Recipient - Meredith Sides 

​Meredith is the Salutatorian of the Class of 2018 at Rocky Mount High School. In addition to volunteering at local schools, she was the captain of the swim team and a member of several organizations. She is the daughter of Nelson and Hope Sides. Meredith looks forward to attending UNC-Chapel Hill to become a pharmacist. 
2017 Scholarship Recipient - Erin Brinkley

​Erin was a 2017 graduate of Rocky Mount High School and is currently attending Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. She is in the honors program and is majoring in American Sign Language - English Interpretation. She started learning American Sign Language in 7th grade and fell in love with the language and culture. Her goal after college is to work as a sign language interpreter in the education system. On campus, Erin is involved with Cru, the Student Interpreting Association and an intramural soccer team. In her free time, Erin loves to sing, hike outdoors and volunteer at anything involving kids.
2014 Scholarship Recipient - Burklee Bradley

​Burklee is in her 4th year at East Carolina University. She will graduate in May 2018 with a BA in Psychology, BA in Hispanic Studies, and minor in science. Apart from her studies, she volunteers at a crisis center, conducts research alongside faculty at ECU, and works part-time.  She plans to attend a PhD program in the Fall of 2018 for Clinical Health Psychology. In the future, She would like to continue researching and ultimately open her own private practice to provide psychological services to underserved communities in eastern NC. In an effort to maximize her potential as a future psychologist, She has studied abroad in Spain and is currently working on learning the Spanish language.  In her free time, she enjoy traveling, volunteering, and spending time with my friends and family.