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Area Students Eligible for Scholarship

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In pursuit of the association's mission to educate and inspire patriotism across generations, the USS Yorktown CV-10 Association Scholarship Program is approaching its second year. The scholarship will be given to a Charleston Tri-County area student attending one of the following schools:

Berkeley County

Berkeley High School                                                   Goose Creek High School

Berkeley Alternative                                                    Hanahan High School

Berkeley Middle College High School                           Stratford High School

Bishop England High School                                        Timberland High School

Cane Bay High School

 

Charleston County

 

Academic Magnet High School                                     Lincoln Middle/High School

Ashley Hall High School                                              Military Magnet Academy

Baptist Hill Middle/High School                                               North Charleston High School

Burke Middle/High School                                            Porter-Gaud School

Charleston Charter School for Math and Science                      School of the Arts

Charleston Collegiate School                                        St. John’s High School

Clark Academy                                                                        Stall High School

Garrett Academy of Technology                                  Trident Academy

Greg Mathis Charter School                                         Wando High School

James Island Charter High School                                 West Ashley High School

Liberty Hill Academy

 

Dorchester County

Ashley Ridge High School                                            Pinewood Preparatory School

Dorchester Career and Technology High School                      Summerville High School

Fort Dorchester High School                                        Woodland High School

 

The $1,250 scholarship is renewable until a degree is earned, up to three additional years, for a total of $5,000.

 

In order to be eligible, the student must:

 

  • Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.
  • Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)
  • Be a citizen of a the United States
 

This scholarship is administered by Scholarship Management Services®, a division of Scholarship America®. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability or national origin.

Applications are available on www.ussyorktown.net and the deadline to apply is February 15th.

 

All materials, including transcript, must be addressed to:

 

USS Yorktown CV-10 Association Scholarship Program

USS Yorktown CV-10 Association

PO Box 1021

Mount Pleasant, SC 29465

 

For additional information, visit our website or call the association at 843.849.1928.