Scholarships
California High PTSA Scholarships
Cal High PTSA awards several scholarships each year to seniors who are PTSA student members. Be sure to become a Cal HIgh PTSA member before applying.
Applications will open in spring
Please return to this site for more information later
Application deadline: TBD
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to all California High School graduating seniors with a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.0 or above who plan to continue their education at a two or four year college, business school or trade school.
Applicant must be a PTSA member. If you are not a member, please purchase your Student PTSA membership ASAP! This can be done at Future Fund Store. Membership fee is $10.00
Award Amount:
- Four (4) scholarships of $1000 each to a Senior Grizzly.
- Iron Horse PTA’s $1000 'Jaguar Scholarship' to a graduating Grizzly who attended Iron Horse Middle School.
- Pine Valley PTA’s $1000 'Puma Scholarship' to a graduating Grizzly who attended Pine Valley Middle School.
Application Procedure:
2020 Procedures TBD
Example of 2019 procedures
* Please submit a 2-3 page essay and answer the below:
- Describe your school activities, and briefly explain why you chose to participate in those activities, how you contributed to them, what you learned, how you grew, etc.
- Describe your community volunteer activities and briefly explain why you chose to volunteer in those activities, how you contributed, what you learned, how you grew, etc.
- Indicate your post-secondary education and career plans, including the school you plan to attend in the fall. Briefly explain why you chose the school (If you have not yet decided on a specific school, please list the schools you are considering.
Judging will consider:
- Commitment to Cal High Community
- Activities
- School Ambassadorship
- Volunteerism
- Causes
- Organizations Supported
- Future Planning
- College and Career Plans
- Long Term Aspirations
* Send your contact information, the name of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District middle school you attended and the 2-3 page essay to scholarship.chsptsa@gmail.com.
Applicants will be judged by a PTSA sub-committee of 3-5 members. Judging will be "blind" - Judges won't know the name of the applicants until winners have been chosen.