August 9, 2001                         NEWS RELEASE

 

 

BGM ATHLETIC BOOSTERS CLUB MAKES DONATION TO CSF

 

 

 

            The Citizens Scholarship Foundation of BGM (a Dollars for Scholars Chapter) recently received a donation of $500 from the BGM Athletic Boosters Club. 

 

            The BGM Athletic Boosters joined with CSF of BGM in December of 1995 wishing to award a scholarship each year to an athlete.  Each year there has been a scholarship awarded.  This year the club gave out two $250 scholarships to athletes.  The BGM Athletic Boosters has a June 30 balance of $4,942.90 within their fund.  The $500 donation will be in the current year balance, which started July 1, 2001.

 

            There is a special point system for determining who shall receive the scholarship as follows:

 

            Personal Data:

                        Work Experience                               40 points

                        Unusual Circumstances              45 points

                        Aspirations and Goals                           20 points

            School and Community involvement

                        Per Activity, per year                              4 points

                        Per Captain, per year                               4 points

                        Per Honor or Award per year                        4 points

                        Per Sport over 2 per year                        4 points

                        Per sample talent                             4 points

                        Per year parents are members

                          of the BBAC                                        4 points

            Grade Point Average

                        Grade point average                            100 points maximum

 

            In addition to the above system, the following shall also be calculated.

 

            For the four years of high school, each applicant shall be allowed 20 points for each sport that they qualified in.  However, each applicant must participate in a minimum of 2 sports per year in order to qualify for these scholarships.  In addition, the applicant must have been on the team in each sport the entire season for that sport to qualify.  Stated differently, each applicant must earn up to a total of 8 sports during the 4 years of high school multiplied by the points above.

 

            Only sports played at BGM High School shall qualify.  However, not withstanding the above, a BGM student who plays with another team, which has a share agreement with the BGM High School, that sport does qualify.

            Any student who receives this scholarship shall also be eligible to receive an award from the regular fund of the CSF of BGM.  Any student who would like to compete for this award should think ahead and participate in those sporting events at the school each year.

 

            Anyone or organization wishing to make a contribution or add to an existing fund within the foundation, please contact Ric Radcliffe, Board of Trustees member for the BGM School Board, or any other board member.  You can also write to Box 469, Brooklyn, IA  52211.

 

Saying for the week: All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.

--Calvin Coolidge