655. Eunice C. Smith Scholarship
- Award: Variable
- Eligibility: Graduating senior from Grants Pass High School
- Selection Criteria: Applicants must have been a member of the Special Education Program during his/her tenure in Grants Pass School District #7 and plan to attend an institution of higher learning in Oregon. Academic performance, personality, co-curricular involvement and need are considered in selection.
- Use of Funds: May be used at an Oregon accredited two- or four-year colleges, trade or technical schools, or for training in a federally accredited or state licensed or approved apprenticeship program. Scholarship checks are mailed directly to the recipients’ post-secondary education program. Scholarship funds may also be used to reimburse students for required books and school supplies with advanced approval.
- About the Scholarship: Established in 1988 by Linda Wells, long-time Highland Elementary fourth-grade teacher and former Highland Elementary School principal and Lynn Cockrum Murphy.