Bryant Kite Scholarship Award Application Deadline April 17, 2015 About Bryant B r y a n t K i t e w a s a n in c r e d i b l e y o u n g m an w h o w a s a l o y a l f ri e n d , a d e d i c a t e d b r o t h e r , an d a l o v i n g so n . B r ya n t h a d a h u g e h e a rt a n d h e a l w a y s t o o k t h e t im e t o m ak e e v e r y p e r s o n i n h i s l i f e f e e l s p e c i a l . H e f i l l e d h i s l i f e w i t h t h e p e o p l e h e l o v e d , a n d h e t r e a t e d e v e r y o n e w i th e q u a l r e s p e c t . B r y a n t K i t e w a s a l e a d e r a n d a s t a n d u p p e r so n , e v e n w h e n o t h e rs a r o u nd h i m w e r e n o t . H e wa s a y o u n g m a n o f in t e g r i t y a n d ch a r a cte r , a n d k e e p i n g h i s wo r d w a s a l i f e s t y l e f o r h im . E v e n in t h e d a r k e s t o f t ime s , h e w a s t h e l i g h t w e w e r e d r a w n t o f o r h e lp a n d s up p o r t . Mission Statement The miss ion of t he Bryant K it e M emo rial Fou ndat ion is t o g iv e st rengt h and cou ra ge t o t hose af f ect ed by a l os s of a l ov ed o ne; t o k eep his spirit st ro ng and ev er pres en t ; t o edu cat e t eena gers o n saf et y aw arenes s; a nd t o prov ide s chol arshi p su pport t o st u dent s w ho best exempl if y t he ou t s t anding qu al it ies e xhibit e d by Br yant du ring his t ime on Eart h. T he Bry ant Kit e M emorial Fou ndat io n w as cre at ed by h is cl ose f rien ds and f amil y. Th e in spirat ion f or t his e ndeav or ev ol v ed d u ring nu merou s discu ssi ons by so ma ny t h at l ov ed Bryant . Di scu ssio ns and ref l ect ion on t he i nt ent of t his memorial f ou ndat ion set t l ed o n a simpl e yet su bst an t ial goal : t o honor t he memory of a f a l l en f riend by edu cat ing a nd l if t ing ot her indiv i du a l s t o t he height s of his o r h er personal best . The promise of t his me morial f ou ndat ion is o ne o f encou ragement , e d u cat ion and f in anc ial su pport . The sc hol a rship recipi ent sh ou l d b e def ine d a s an ind iv idu al st riv ing f or harmo ny, aca demi c d ist inct i on and at hl et ic ex c el l ence. QUALIFICATIONS This scholarship is available for graduating seniors ONLY. The application, instructions and the following checklist serve as a guide for submitting a complete application. READ CAREFULLY 1) Application- Applicants must be graduating seniors who plan to attend an Accredited College or University. A guidance counselor must fill out the GPA and sign the bottom of the application. 2) Sports- Applicant must be a full time member of his or her High School Athletic team. See Honors and Extracurricular Activity Check List. Use the form provided to fill out information on honors and awards received. Feel free to attach additional pages if needed. 3) Essay- In one page or less, the student applicant must state why he or she deserves the award and specifically address qualities of excellence you feel you exhibit that make you worthy of recognition as a BKMF scholarship recipient. In an additional page or two (maximum), please respond to the seatbelt question below AND choose ONE of the topics from the list provided. This is your chance to present your best self to the Scholarship Committee. Question: Do you wear a seatbelt and why? Topics: (Choose only ONE) 1. My goals for the future and how I plan to achieve them. 2. A personal challenge which I had to overcome and how I overcame it. 3. Someone who has had a significant impact on my life and why/how. 4) Letters of recommendation- Please submit two letters of recommendation from a guidance counselor or teacher, and one from your Head Coach, along with your application. Letters of recommendation should be addressed to the Board of Directors, using the address listed below. All recommendations are closed by way of sealed envelop, and confirmed by the author’s signature on the back sealed flap. Note: GPA scores are to be filled in by your guidance counselor only. FOLLOWING ALL 4 STEPS ARE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED! Once all forms have been completed and collected, staple all sheets together in the following order (do not forget to include two letters of recommendation with your packet): 1. Completed Application 2. Signatures of student, parent, coach, counselor and GPA verified by counselor. 3. Essay 4. Letters of Recommendations Please return your completed packet, postmarked by Friday April 17, 2015 No exceptions and Send to: Bryant Kite Scholarship Foundation 1927 Churchill Gate Cove Cordova, TN 38016 Please type or print legibly all information on all pages Name: _____________________________________________ E-mail: _____________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________ Phone: ________________ Street City/State Zip ________________________________________ High School: _______________________________________________________ Mother /Father /Guardian Name ________________________________________________________ Business Phone ________________________________________________________ Parents’ Occupations ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Number of children dependent on parents’ financial support: _________ Age’s _____, ____, _____, ____, ____ Number of family members currently attending college: ___________ Describe any existing conditions that are causing unusual financial hardship. Ex: illness, dental work, support of family by only one parent, etc. Education: GPA: ________________ (minimum 3.0 required) Class Rank: __________________ (must be in Top 30%) Colleges: 1.__________________________________ 2.__________________________________ 3.__________________________________ Intended majors 1._____________________ 2._____________________ 3._____________________ What are your career plans after college? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Student’s Employment Record: Business, Type of Work, Approx. # Hours per Wk., Dates of employment: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Please list all requested information including the # of years involved. Please be specific. (You may add additional pages if needed.) Scholastic Awards (Ex. Trustee, Honor Roll, History Award) Please notate the year award was received _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Athletic Awards (Ex. Baseball, Football, Track Team, Volleyball Captain) Please notate the year award was received _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Other Extra-Curricular Activities, Awards, or Honors (Ex. National Honor Society, Beta Club) _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Hobbies, Talents, or Interests not listed above: (Ex. Tutor, Piano lessons, youth groups) _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ List other sources of financial assistance and the amount you will receive for the coming academic year: _________________________________________________ $______________ _________________________________________________ $______________ _________________________________________________ $______________ I certify that all information on this application is correct: _________________________________________ Student’s Signature _________________________________________ Parent’s Signature _________________________________________ Head Coach Signature _________________________________________ Counselor’s Signature