Boy Scouts establish scholarships at school
Flint Hills Technical College
Friday, January 30, 2009
The Jayhawk Area Council Boy Scouts of America has established new scholarships at Flint Hills Technical College.
The council serves youth and families in 11 counties in Northeast Kansas. It is the mission of the Jayhawk Area Council to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. For nearly 100 years, the Jayhawk Area Council has provided Kansas’s premier youth leadership programs. It continues to offer programs that stress high values and moral character through programs that teach leadership skills, self-reliance, and responsibility to one’s family, community and country.
The Merit Badge University, held at the technical college, is one of these programs offered by the Jayhawk Area Council. Emporia Boy Scout Troop 157 provides important leadership that makes the Merit Badge University possible. Because of the success of this program, Troop 157 and the Jayhawk Area Council agree to sponsor a scholarship fund that provides financial resources which will help eligible students pursue their educational and career goals.
Priority will be given to applicants who have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout from a Boy Scout Troop, Varsity Scout Team or Venturing Crew within the Sojadi District of the Jayhawk Area Council, and who meet enrollment, and minimum GPA criteria. Three $800 scholarships will be available for the 2009-2010 academic year.
“We are very excited of be able to offer this scholarship opportunity to our students for the next academic year,” said Jodi Heermann, executive director of advancement at the college. “The leadership and life skills taught through scouting are characteristics that can enhance a student’s educational career. We are very appreciative of the support of the Jayhawk Area Council Boy Scouts of America and the activities that they provide for youth as well as the opportunity they have given to our students.”