CareerandTechnologyAssociationofTexas(CTAT)believesthateducatingyoungpeoplein careerandtechnicaleducation(CTE)resultsinhighstudentachievement,communityoutreach andaidsinadvancingstudentstopostsecondaryeducationandagloballycompetitive workforce.TexasCTEstudentsareamongthenationsmostproductive,innovativeand dedicatedstudents,andCTATishonoredtorecognizetheirachievementsbyproviding scholarshipstofurthertheireducation. OneofthegoalsofthescholarshipprogramistoprovideassistancetooutstandingCTE studentswhoplantocontinuetheireducation.CTAToffersseveral$1,000scholarshipwith onebeinginthenameofMyraHastyandoneinthenameofDr.PatMcLeodandtwelveinthe nameofMahindraTexasPride.Scholarshipsarefundedthroughdonationsbymembersand supporters. Applicantsforthescholarshipmustplantoenrollasafulltimestudentinanaccredited institutionofhigherlearningfortheFallSemesterof2014andtheSpringSemesterof2015.At thebeginningofeachsemester,recipientsmustsubmitproofofenrollmentofatleast12 credithours.

Thestudentwillreceiveonehalfoftheawardatthebeginningofthefirst semesterandtheremainingonehalfatthebeginningofthesecondsemester,withproofof maintaininga2.0GPAorhigherinthefirstsemesterandproofofenrollmentfor12credit hoursforthesecondsemester. Enclosedistheapplicationformwhichmaybeduplicatedasneeded.Applicationsmustbe typedorwordprocessedandpostmarkednolaterthanFriday,March28,2014. PleasecontacttheCTAToffice(512)2888666orfax(512)2889998withanyquestions.

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ScholarshipInformation
Objective
Toproviderecognitionandscholarshipsforstudentsbasedonacademicachievement,leadership andsuccessincompletingprogramsincareerandtechnicaleducation.

Eligibility
ScholarshipisforstudentsactivelyenrolledinCTEthroughouttheirhighschoolcareer.Students musthavesuccessfullycompletedatleastthreecreditsintwoormoreCTEcourses.

EssayCriteria(40PointsPossible)
5points WordProcessedwith12pointfont 5points Formattedwithoneinchmarginsonallsides 5points Qualifications(meritbased,notneedbased) 5points CareerObjectivesincluded 10points HowCTEimpactedthestudent'seducationincluded 5points Twotothreepagesinlength 5points CommunityOutreach Onepointwillbesubtractedforeachspelling,punctuation,orgrammaticalerror(Uptoa maximumof10points)

ScholasticRecordIncludeanofficialtranscriptwithGPAlisted.
10points OverallGPAis80orabove 5points OverallGPAis7180

ParticipationinCareerandTechnicalEducation
50points Aminimumof30pointsarerequiredinordertoapplyforthescholarship.Upto50 pointsmaybeearnedforparticipationinCTE/Communityactivities.

CompletionChecklist
IstheENTIREapplicationtyped,excludingrequiredsignatures? Areallrequireddocumentsincludedinoneflatenvelope,includingofficialtranscript? IsApplicantInformationcomplete?(ApplicantmustbefromaTexasschooldistrict) IstheVerificationFormcompletedandsigned? Aretwosignedlettersofrecommendationincluded(withoriginalsignatures)? AretheCTEactivities/Coursesheetscomplete? IstheStudentEssayincluded? IsanOFFICIALtranscriptwithGPAincluded? Istheapplicationpostmarkedbythedeadline? _________ IstheCTATArea/CountyofISDlisted? MaximumScorePossible:100points

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InstructionsforSubmission
AllscholarshipapplicationsmustbepostmarkedonorbeforeFriday,March28,2014

RequiredDocumentation
Itistheresponsibilityoftheapplicanttoincludeallrequireddocumentation. Incompleteapplicationswillnotbeaccepted.
*ApplicantInformationSheet *TwosignedLettersofRecommendationwithOriginalSignatures *VerificationFormwithSignatures *Activities&CoursesPage *StudentEssay *Mostcurrent,officialtranscriptwithGPAlisted.VerifySpringcourseenrollmentwith acopyofcurrentreportcard. Donotstapledocumentstogether.

DecisionMakingProcess
TheCTATScholarshipCommitteewillconvene,review,andscoreallapplications receivedandpostmarkedbydeadline.Afterwinnershavebeendetermined,CTATwill contactallapplicantsbyMay1stviapostalmailoftheirstatus.

AssuranceofNondiscrimination
CTATassuresthatnostudentshallbedeniedtherighttoparticipateinprograms becauseofthestudentsrace,religion,color,sex,nationalorigin,ordisability.CTAT complieswiththe nondiscriminationrequirementsofTitleIXoftheEducationAmendmentsof1972,as amended,andSection504oftheRehabilitationActof1973,dealingwithrightsof

ApplicationSubmission
Pleasemailtheapplicationto: CTATScholarship 1108Lavaca,Ste.110486 Austin,TX78701

ForCTATUseOnly: ApplicationNumber:______

ApplicantInformation
ApplicantInformation(Mustbetyped)
Name
Last First Middle

Address City State Zip

Telephone Email Postsecondarycollege/Universityyouplantoattend: Major/FocusofStudies Haveyouapplied(YesorNo?) BirthDate Haveyoubeenaccepted?(YesorNo?) Parents'Names

SchoolInformation
HighSchool SchoolDistrict GraduationDate SchoolAddress City,State,Zip Telephone

EducatorInformation
CareerandTechnicalEducationTeacher HighSchoolPrincipal CareerCounselor/LeadCounselor CTEDepartmentDirector/Designee CTATArea/CountyofISD CTATArea _________/CountyofISD________________

ApplicantInformation

ForCTATUseOnly: ApplicationNumber:______

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ApplicantInformation

RequirementsVerificationForm
Name 1.GraduatingSenior(Springof2014)
CounselorSignature

2.Hascompletedatleastthreecreditsintwoor morecareerandtechnicaleducation(CTE)courses. Thesecoursesareincludedinactivitysheet.

CounselorSignature

3.GradePointAverage CounselorSignature GPA= onascaleof ExactGPAisrequiredandmustmatchofficialtranscript. 4.Goodcitizenshipinschool

AdministratorSignature

5.AnactivememberofaCTEStudentOrganization VerificationofacitivieslistedonActivitypages
CTETeacher(MustbesameasApplicantInformation Page)

6.EssayAttached
ApplicantSignature

7.ReleaseforMinors(Parent/GuardianPermission)
Manyparentsenjoyseeingtheirchildspictureinnewspapers,ontelevisionandinotherpublications. However,someparentsdonotwanttheirchildrenidentifiedforvariousreasons.Inanefforttohonoryour wishes,wewouldlikeyoutocommunicateyourpreferencetous. I,beingParent/Guardianofthisscholarshipapplicant,herebyconsentthathis/hername,image,andlikeness, whetherinphotographorelectronicimages,maybeusedbyCareerandTechnologyAssociationofTexas,its assigneesorsuccessors,forpurposesofpromotionandprintpublication,freeandclearofanyclaim whatsoeveronmypart.

SignatureofParent/Guardian PrintName

Date

ActivityPointSheet
Amaximumof50pointstotalwillbeawarded.Aminimumof30pointsisrequiredtoapply.Each activitymayonlybelistedonce.

CTECoursesTakenMaximumof12points
ListallCTEcoursesfromtranscript.Includeacopyofyourcurrentreportcardtoverifyscheduleforcoursesinprogre YearCompletedor PointsEarned(Equals CTECourseName indicateIP ifIn CreditsEarned creditearnedtimes2) Progress example:BIMM 20132014 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TotalPointsEarned

CTEStudentLeadershipOfficesHeldandCommitteesChaired
Amaximumof8pointscanbeearnedforofficesheldandamaximumof5pointscanbeearnedforcommittee chairmanships.Yearcompletedmustbeincluded.Maximumof4officesand5chairmanships. PointsEarned(2per OfficeHeld YearCompleted CTSO(Required) officeheld) example:President 20122013 2 HOSA

TotalPointsEarned CommitteesChaired example:BloodDriveChairman CTSO(Required) HOSA YearCompleted 20112012

0 PointsEarned(1per committeechaired) 1

TotalPointsEarned

CTEStudentOrganizationCompetitiveEvents
Listactivitesbyyear.Ifyoucompetedinthesameactivitymultipleyears,listthoseseparatelyonthe form.Indicatealllevelsofparticipationforeachactivityidentified.
District/ Area/ Regional(1 point each) x State (3points each)** x National(4 points each)** Total Points 4

Activity

CTSO(Required)

Year

Ex:JobInterviewing

FCCLA

2011

TotalPointsEarned **Inordertoclaimpointsinthissection,youmusthaveadvancedfromthepriorlevel.Activitiesthatdon't requireadvancementdonotcountforpoints.Participationatalllevelsmustbeindicatedforpointstobe counted

CTEStudentOrganizationEventsNonCompetitive
DescriptionofActivity

ListactivitiesbyCTSOandyear.Onepointperactivitymaybeearnedforamaximumof6points.
CTSO(Required) HOSA Year 2012 Points Earned 1

Ex:CarwashFundraiser

TotalPointsEarned

OtherSchool/CommunityOutreachActivitiesorOfficesHeld
Listadditionalactivitieshere.Donotrepeatactivitiesfrompriorsections.1pointper organization/officeforamaximumof5points
DescriptionofActivity AdoptaHighway Organization/Club NationalHonorSociety Year 2012 Points Earned 1

TotalPointsEarned

SummaryofActivityPoints
CTECoursesTaken CTEStudentOrganizationOfficesHeld CTEStudentOrganizationCommitteesChaired CTEStudentOrganizationCompetitiveEvents CTEStudentOrganizationNonCompetitiveEvents OtherSchool/CommunityOrganizations TotalPointsEarned(50maximum)

PointsEarned
0 0 0 0 0 0 0