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2006-2007 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
CONGRATULATIONS to JANA THOMPSON of LBJ High School, Jana is Austin LSA, Inc.'s Scholarship Recipient Jana received a $500 scholarship from Austin LSA and a $1500 scholarship from Texas ALP Jana Thompson, a student at
Jana's honors and awards consist of the High Achiever's List of College Board Student Search Service (2006), National Society of High School Scholars (2005), Who's Who Among American High School Students (2005-2006), Renaissance Honor Student (2003-2006), Outstanding Science Student (2003-2004), and Honor Roll (2003-present), and others. She is in the
In her scholarship transmittal letter to Austin LSA, Jana stated that she wanted "the experience of being able to participate in our nation's judicial system firsthand" and "to be part of the process of government and to be part of our history." She also wanted to "take part in the governmental proceedings" that she loved "to watch on Law and Order and learned so much about in school." Jana is an intelligent and delightful young woman and we are very proud to have her as our scholarship recipient. The scholarship committee solicits funds throughout the year, usually from raffle items at the membership luncheon meetings. These funds are utilized to award the scholarship to a candidate who complies with the following rules and regulations, which are set out in the Association's Standing Rules. 1. The amount of this Association scholarship shall be determined by the Executive Committee during the annual meeting each year. 2. An Association scholarship presented at the February education meeting each year shall be available to high school seniors. Any candidate for the award, including the winner, who has filed in one contest may be eligible to apply again in the usual manner for another award. 3. Applicant must have at least a "B" average to be substantiated by a transcript of grades, must need the scholarship, and must be able to enroll in the September term. The application of the local scholarship recipient will be presented to the Texas Association awards chairman for participation in their contest. 4. Applicant must submit in quadruplicate the following to this Association's Scholarship Chair: a. Completed application form including signature of applicant; b. Signed letter from applicant stating why applicant would like to pursue a career in the legal field; c. Signed letter from school counselor or principal; and d. Signed letters from two persons (not relatives) with whom applicant is well acquainted. 5. Deadline for entries by this Association's scholarship chairman to the Texas Association awards chair shall be March 1 of each year unless specified otherwise by the Texas Association's Executive Committee. This Association scholarship chair is responsible for transmitting the winning applicant's package to the Texas Association awards chair. 6. Three judges shall be selected by the scholarship chair and approved by this Association. The decision of the judges in selecting the scholarship winner will be final. 7. Deadline for this Association's scholarship chair to submit scholarship applications to judges is January 15 of each year unless specified otherwise by the Executive Committee of this Association. 8. This Association's scholarship chair shall notify the successful candidate no later than February 15 of each year unless specified otherwise by the Executive Committee. The Chair will also provide the president of this Association and The Verdict! editor the name of the successful candidate. 9. This Association's scholarship chair shall assist the successful candidate with any necessary travel arrangements to the Texas Association's annual meeting. 10. Any award not accepted shall be deemed forfeited for the fiscal year. Scholarship funds shall be cumulative from year to year. |
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