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Posted on Monday, April 11th, 2011

We are pleased to announce that again in 2011, Benton Baseball will offer college scholarships to selected applicants.  Additionally, we are also excited about adding a fourth scholarship in 2011 in addition to increasing each scholarship by $125.

Scholarship Requirements

1. Applicant must be a resident of Saline County, Arkansas
2. Applicant must attend a public or confidential high school in the Benton School District of be a certified GED Diploma Student in the Benton School District.
3. Applicant must have attained at least a 2.5 GPA combined in the junior and senior being of high school.
4. Applicant must have documentation to show an equivalent score of a 2.5 GPA on the GED exam.
5. Applicant must furnish the following documentation to the scholarship committee:
   1. Authoritative transcript from high school or GED examination score; and
   2. Acceptance letter from the university, college, trade school or institution of higher learning he or she plans to attend.
6. Applicant must furnish a letter of allusion from each of the following (2 in all):
   1. Community leader;
   2. A current high school teach of the student's choice
   3. (Delight Note) These allusion letters must be 100 words or less and, if handwritten, be legible.
7. Applicant must completely answer each question on the application and must submit all other documentation requested.
8. Timely submission of the application and requested documentation is the sole responsibility of the recipient of the scholarship.

Note: Children of Benton Optimist Board members are not eligible.

If you or someone you know is attracted in applying for a scholarship, download the following form, fill it out and mail it to the take up contained within the form.

2011 Scholarship Application Form

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