William and Elizabeth Freeman Scholarship

  • A senior at Beloit Memorial High School
  • Has demonstrated good citizenship while at school and in the community
  • A participant in school and/or community activities
  • A student with strong academic average who shows great potential for college

Additional Requirements for WILLIAM and ELIZABETH FREEMAN SCHOLARSHIP should include:

  • Extra-curricular school activities you participated in
  • Any honors or awards you received, related to school
  • Clubs or organizations you belonged to/worked with outside of school
  • Community volunteer activities
  • Honors or awards you have received, related to non-school activities
  • Any paid positions you have held, along with your duties, average number of hours worked per week, your supervisor’s name, dates of service
  • Why you decided to go on for further education, and how you plan to finance your college career

Each of the following questions must be answered with a brief essay

  • Which of your high school courses was the most valuable to you, and why?
  • What did you gain from your extra-curricular activities? How did your involvement in organizations outside of school help both you and the group?
  • If during your freshman and sophomore year you were active in classes/activities such as music, foreign language study, theater, sport teams but then dropped them as you entered into junior or especially senior year, please explain the reason(s) for this change.
  • Who has been the most influential person in your life and why?