2020 Outstanding Achievement Award Sponsored by The Amigos In Honor of Our Patron Saint Catherine of Siena Elementary School Application Purpose The purpose of the Outstanding Achievement Award, created in honor of Saint Catherine of Siena, is to recognize and support qualifying students completing Elementary School Requirements Every applicant’s family must be registered at St Catherine of Siena Parish Applicants must submit the application form, evidence of parish membership (This is your family Parishioner ID Number), three reference forms (completed by teachers or counselor or other school official), and a personal essay The following are the areas the requirements for consideration: Elementary School Fifth Grade Students: - Completed the 2019-2020 school year - Promoted to Middle School (Junior High school) - Have high academic record - Participated in extra-curricular activities - Volunteered in church/community related activities Application Materials: Candidate must submit the following: • • • • • • Completed Application form Personal essay about individual circumstances and why the student is a promising candidate for the award Three complete recommendation forms (At least one should be from the student’s teacher The other two could be from a counselor, coach or other adult who is familiar with the student’s extracurricular or volunteer activities) Evidence of St Catherine Parish membership School transcripts/report card Other evidence of requirements DEADLINE to submit complete application packet to the Parish main office is: April 24, 2020 at 5:00 p.m Note: This application contains the application form, request for letters of reference and essay blank pages 2020 Outstanding Achievement Award Sponsored by The Amigos In Honor of our Patron Saint Catherine of Siena Elementary School Application Form Name of student Age _ Address Telephone _ email _ School attended (2019-2020) Overall GPA Middle School you plan to attend _ List of honors or awards or achievements Family Information Number of children living in the same household _ Number of siblings from the same household attending school _ Number of siblings from the same household attending college _ Father’s occupation _ Mother’s occupation _ Financial Information Annual Income Anticipated Expenses Household $ _ Applicant $ Other income $ Tuition Transportation School supplies Extracurricular Expenses Other _ $ _ $ _ $ _ $ _ $ _ TOTAL $ _ TOTAL $ _ Student Applicant Signature Date Note: Your signature indicates that you are voluntarily providing this information (Additional information may be written on the back of this form) 2020 Outstanding Achievement Award Sponsored by The Amigos In Honor of our Patron Saint Catherine of Siena Reference Form Name of Student School Name Name of person providing reference Position of person providing reference Phone _ How long have you known the student? years From _to What is your relationship to the student? _ Please rate the student (applicant) in the following areas: Attribute Outstanding Good Average Below Average Not Known Discipline Punctuality Academic performance Class participation Volunteering Work ethic Extra-curricular activities Other: _ Please add any comments about the applicant’s accomplishments or attributes which would be of interest to the Honorary Selection Committee _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Signature of Reference _ Date _ For additional comments, please, use the back of this form 2020 Outstanding Achievement Award Sponsored by The Amigos In Honor of our Patron Saint Catherine of Siena Reference Form Name of Student School Name Name of person providing reference Position of person providing reference Phone _ How long have you known the student? years From _to What is your relationship to the student? _ Please rate the student (applicant) in the following areas: Attribute Outstanding Good Average Below Average Not Known Discipline Punctuality Academic performance Class participation Volunteering Work ethic Extra-curricular activities Other: _ Please add any comments about the applicant’s accomplishments or attributes which would be of interest to the Honorary Selection Committee _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Signature of Reference _ Date _ For additional comments, please, use the back of this form 2020 Outstanding Achievement Award Sponsored by The Amigos In Honor of our Patron Saint Catherine of Siena Reference Form Name of Student School Name Name of person providing reference Position of person providing reference Phone _ How long have you known the student? years From _to What is your relationship to the student? _ Please rate the student (applicant) in the following areas: Attribute Outstanding Good Average Below Average Not Known Discipline Punctuality Academic performance Class participation Volunteering Work ethic Extra-curricular activities Other: _ Please add any comments about the applicant’s accomplishments or attributes which would be of interest to the Honorary Selection Committee _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Signature of Reference _ Date _ For additional comments, please, use the back of this form 2020 Outstanding Achievement Award Sponsored by The Amigos In Honor of Our Patron Saint Catherine of Siena Personal Essay Tell us about your personal circumstances and why you are a promising candidate for the Outstanding Achievement Award (This essay can be handwritten or typed, and pages long only) Applicant’s Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Name _ (Page 2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .. .2020 Outstanding Achievement Award Sponsored by The Amigos In Honor of our Patron Saint Catherine of Siena Elementary School Application Form Name of student... 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