D308 Parent Organization Is Offering Scholarships To Students

OSWEGO, IL — The Home and School Association of the Fox Chase Elementary School in Oswego has announced its annual scholarship program that helps students continue their education.

Corresponding secretary of the association, Kathy Mayyou, said this scholarship is a good way to recognize the efforts of the Fox Chase students every year, but "especially all that the current seniors have had to overcome and miss out on this particular year."

The two $500 scholarships are open to seniors at Oswego High School and Oswego East High School who graduated from Fox Chase Elementary School. These will be awarded based on academic performance, extracurricular achievements and an essay.

The deadline to submit the application and essay is March 10.

The Home and School Association — which is the parent organization that is the link between the students, families and the school — started this in 2015 as a way to give back and support the students, Mayyou said.

"All of our fundraising efforts go back to our school and our students, so it was a natural extension of our mission," she said.

Requirements for applying for this program are:

• Must have attended Fox Chase Elementary School for at least three years, one of which was 5th grade
• Must be a graduating senior from either Oswego East or Oswego High Schools for the 2020-2021 school year.
• Must have attended District 308 schools for at least seven years from kindergarten-12th grade.
• Must be continuing their education following high school graduation.
• Scholarship money must be applied toward educational courses, fees, or books.

Mayyou said winners are selected by a volunteer committee of Fox Chase parents. They read through all the applications and essays individually and decide the two winners at a meeting in spring. Winners will be notified in April.

For more information, email foxchase.hs@gmail.com.

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