Guitar Scholarship Program

Guitar Scholarship Application forms will be available in the school Career Center as well as the Guitar Booster web site. Applications must be turned in to the Career Center no later than 2:30 pm on May 11, 2012. Take completed application to the Career Center and give to Mrs. Villars by the deadline date and time.

Download 2012 scholarship application | Instructions

Dear Parent of a Westfield High School Senior:

The Westfield High School Guitar Booster Club would like to congratulate you and your student on his or her upcoming graduation. This is another among the many milestones that your child will pass on the road to success. You can be justifiably proud.

We are aware, however, that these times can be financially demanding. This can be especially true if your child's career path involves enrollment in a college or university this fall. In order to further recognize the achievements of our seniors and to help in a small way defray those college costs, the Guitar Boosters are pleased to be able to offer at least one scholarship of at least $500 to a deserving Westfield High School senior(s) guitar student graduating in June, 2009. This year's scholarships are funded in part by the annual Westfield 5K Run.

An application and associated instructions are available online for your convenience. The Scholarship Selection Committee, which consists of three (3) Guitar Booster parents (excluding the president and parents of a senior) will make their decision based upon these written submissions. The scholarships will be awarded at the end-of-the-year senior awards ceremony in June.

About This Scholarship

The Westfield High School Guitar Booster Club (WHSGBC) may award scholarships to deserving college-bound seniors. The scholarship program is made possible through the generosity of the WHSGBC.

It is the intent of the WHSGBC that one or more scholarships be awarded at the end of each academic year. The number and amount of said scholarships, if any, shall be determined by the WHSGBC each academic year. The WHSGBC reserves the right not to award any scholarships.

Scholarship Selection Process

The WHSGBC Scholarship recipients will be graduating seniors that are members in good standing in Fairfax County Public Schools and have participated in Westfield High School guitar program. Consideration of scholarship awards will not be dependent on financial need, but rather guided by the following criteria:

Mandatory Eligibility Requirements

  • have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher through 3rd quarter of senior year
  • be in good standing with Fairfax County Public Schools
  • have been a member of the guitar program (i.e. class) for at least two of the four high school years
  • turn in completed application form by current year deadline date
  • write an essay and turn it in with the application form
  • be accepted to a two-year or four-year college for the current school year (although not necessarily in a music program)

Evaluation Criteria and Weighting

  • 40%-- contribution to the WHS Music program
  • 20%-- strength of essay
  • 20%-- participation in non-school related music activities
  • 10%-- cumulative GPA
  • 10%-- non-music related awards and contributions

Application forms will be available in the Career Center starting April and must be turned in no later than announced deadline dates.

Scholarship Selection Process

The completed application, along with the required essay, must be submitted on or before May 11, 2012 2:30pm by placing them in the box in the career center. The Scholarship Selection Committee (SSC), which consists of three (3) parents (excluding the booster president and parents of a senior) will review the applications and grade and/or rank them according to the selection criteria and eligibility requirements. The SSC will make its decision based upon the submitted applications. All decisions are final and the committee reserves the right to make NO awards. The scholarship(s) will be awarded at the end of the year senior awards ceremony.

About the Westfield High School Guitar Boosters

The Westfield High School Guitar Booster Club, Inc. is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, donations to which may be tax deductible as charitable contributions.