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The Eleanor A. Ernest Scholarship
The Eleanor A. Ernest Scholarship is awarded each year to a valedictorian, salutatorian or student with the highest grade point average of a smaller Jackson County high school (148 students or fewer in graduating senior class). The award recognizes exceptional high school achievement in academics, citizenship and extracurricular activity.
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Eligibility Requirements:
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Resident of Jackson County, Michigan
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Valedictorian, salutatorian or student with highest GPA from a smaller Jackson County
high school (148 students or fewer in graduating senior class). For this year this excludes students from
Jackson High School, Northwest High School and Western High School
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Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
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Participation in school activities and/or sports
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Good citizenship, leadership and outside activities including work experience
Renewable: No
Scholarship Award: up to $1,000
Scholarship use: Tuition and fees