Bennie Bennett Scholarship Opportunity

Jessica Felker

March 15, 2021

BENNIE D. BENNETT EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP:  https://5il.co/qmlg

The School District of Newberry County has set aside scholarships for students who attend a four-year college in the field education or a two-year/technical college. Three (3) one thousand dollar ($1,000) scholarships will be awarded per year to high school seniors planning to attend a four-year college. Two (2) five hundred dollar ($500) scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors planning to attend a two-year/technical college.

Criteria for the four-year scholarship are:

  1. The student must plan to major in education.
  2. The student must have at least a 3.0 weighted grade point average and a combined SAT score of at least 850 or ACT score of at least 18.
  3. The student must plan to attend an accredited 4-year institution.
  4. The student must have two (2) teacher recommendations. The recommendations must be included in the completed application packet that is submitted to the school counselor. 

Criteria for the two-year/technical college scholarship are:

  1. The student must be accepted to a two-year institution or technical college.
  2. The student must have a 2.5 weighted grade point average.
  3. The student must have two (2) teacher recommendations.  The recommendations must be included in the completed application packet that is submitted to the school counselor. 

Selection of recipients will be made without regard to race, religion, sex, creed or handicap. Recipients must be U. S. citizens.

Selection of the recipients will be made by a committee consisting of the Chief Human Resources Officer, two secondary administrators, and a school counselor from each high school and the career center. 

The scholarship money will be paid to the college or university and disbursed to the account of the recipient.  It is the recipient’s responsibility to furnish an acceptance letter to the School District of Newberry County once the recipient has officially been enrolled.

Scholarship information and application will be sent to high schools on February 14th of each year.  Deadline for submission is April 2nd of each year.