The PTA Community Partner Scholarship is a program which provides scholarship opportunities for graduating seniors.

The committee includes Tahoma School District parents, community leaders, business owners, THS administrators, and THS counselors who work together to strengthen the program. The focus is to honor all paths students may have planned after graduation and as such offer scholarship opportunities for ALL.

This is accomplished through fundraising, collaboration with community, businesses, companies, corporations, individuals, clubs, and organizations. Scholarship recipients are based on future-ready skills, academic testing, grade point average, volunteerism, activities, personal interests, essay writing, job experience, personal recommendations, and honoring varied pathways of individuals. 

The Tahoma Community Partner Scholarship application portal will be open to seniors starting January 29 and closing March 15 at 5:00 PM. The application program has an automatic timer and is exact for Pacific Standard Time. Absolutely no late applications will be processed. Applications can be accessed at www.goingmerry.com.

Scholarship Applications are due March 15 at 5:00 PM. No late applications will be accepted.

You can set up your profile on www.goingmerry.com now.

Remember, there are scholarships for students planning to attend community, technical, and trade colleges, as well as 4-year colleges and universities. Students who would like help with their applications can drop in to the Future Ready Center at THS.

And use this super handy guide to help you with the process -  
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rTliEKDqDd3oG_OHusexnZNfkpkUagDW64FEVpoGdb4/edit?usp=drive_link. 

SUGGESTED TIMELINE:

February 5 - finish all basic application information AND send out recommendation requests
February 9 - begin all required essays
February 23 - follow up on recommendation requests AND finish all essays
March 4 - verify requests were returned, recheck all progress and finalize any incomplete items
March 11 - portal closes at the end of this week, no exceptions. Make all final follow-ups
March 15 - if not already submitted, make sure everything is complete and submit applications by 5:00 PM Pacific Time

Senior awardee announcements will be made at Community Awards Night on June 13.

If you're struggling to find one of our scholarships, here are direct links to all of them: THS-PTA-Community-Scholarships-Spring-2024.docx.

Contact Lisa Close with any questions at THSPTAScholarships@gmail.com with the subject line Scholarship Question.