The Morgan Costa-Rhodes Memorial Scholarship
During her short time at Parkersburg High School, Morgan Costa-Rhodes achieved success in every area in which she was involved. In 2011, Morgan was elected President of the high school’s Philosophy Club, was an active member of both the Debate team and Thespian Troupe #264, and, most notably, was a member of PHS’s A-team for the Quiz Bowl as Parkersburg High School became West Virginia’s state Quiz Bowl champions in 2011. She was also an artist; Morgan’s art was selected as the winner of the Young Authors Festival’s cover art contest for their annual publication. Serving as artist for PHS’S journalism staff, she also drew the design used for her thespian troupes t-shirts, made especially for their performance of Alice in Wonderland.
Morgan made the most of her time in life. This scholarship serves to commemorate her spirit as a philanthropist, an intellectual force, and a person who was just all-around happy to be here.
Scholarship Details
- Amount: $2,000.00
- Awards: 0
- Deadline: Mar 1, 201
Scholarship Eligibility and Conditions
Current high school seniors are eligible for this one-time $2000 scholarship. No immediate relatives of PACE Members are eligible.
Students who 1) have demonstrated an interest in quizbowl, 2) have performed community service, and 3) have financial need, are encouraged to apply. These three criteria will be weighted equally.
To apply, applicants should email the following materials to costascholarship@pace-nsc.org:
– Name, address, email address, guardian name, guardian email address, high school, and FAFSA Expected Family Contribution (EFC). If and only if the FAFSA EFC does not accurately portray the applicant’s financial need situation, applicants may add a short description of their financial need, maximum one page. If a student cannot obtain a FAFSA score for one reason or another, they can email costascholarship@pace-nsc.org to discuss alternative ways to demonstrate financial need.
– A description of the applicant’s high school quizbowl career, at most one page.
– A description of the applicant’s community service, at most one page. Community service need not be quizbowl-related.
– A reference letter from an adult who is familiar with the student’s quizbowl experience and/or the student’s community service. This letter should be sent directly from the adult, not from the student, with the student’s name included in the subject line of the email.
Applications will be considered on the equal basis of the applicant’s demonstrated interest in quizbowl, community service, and financial need. Applications will be reviewed blindly by a member of the Costa family as well as four PACE Members selected by and including the PACE President. The recipient will be selected by a consensus among these five people.
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