The Pepper Pike Civic League is offering (2) $1000 CIVIC SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS to a High School Junior and/or Senior, who is a resident of Pepper Pike. The Award is designed to encourage students to become aware of, participate in, and support Pepper Pike and community governments generally.
Applicant Eligibility
Applicants must currently be a high school Junior or Senior and a resident of Pepper Pike. The applicant must attend an accredited college, trade school or online university in 2024/2025.
Applicants who choose to participate in the Scholarship Program are required to complete this application form and submit it, along with a 500-word essay on the following prompt:
“Pepper Pike is celebrating 100 years, Orange School District is also celebrating 100 years. Last year, Cleveland Magazine listed Pepper Pike as the number one suburb to live in Cuyahoga County.
Please tell us what makes you proud to live in Pepper Pike. Please describe your vision for the future to ensure that Pepper Pike remains one of the best cities to live in, including some of the challenges that we may face along the way.”
It is strongly recommended that you attend at least one City Council meeting in person or virtually. These meetings are posted on the Pepper Pike City website, www.pepperpike.org, and can be one of the 3 types of meetings at City Hall: the regular City Council meeting, the Council Work Session, or the Planning + Zoning meeting.
Administration
All essays must be submitted no later than Monday, April 22, 2024
The Award Committee will select the Award recipients based upon a review of the application, the quality and originality of the essay, the scope of extracurricular activities, and elected participation in a City Council meeting. (Although attendance is not a requirement, this will be taken into consideration when the total application is evaluated.)
The submitted essays become the property of the Pepper Pike Civic League and may be distributed or published at the discretion of the League.
The Award will be presented to the winning applicants at the Pepper Pike Civic League’s Town Hall meeting on May 1st 2024 at Brady Middle School.
About The Pepper Pike Civic League
The Pepper Pike Civic League (PPCL) is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Its goals include promoting good government, supplying information pertinent to government affairs, providing a conduit for interaction between Pepper Pike residents and government entities, and encouraging citizens to take an informed and active interest in the activities of their government and their community. Our programs include:
An annual Town Hall “State of the City” Meeting in the spring at which residents can hear from, and question Pepper Pike officials and other invited experts with regard to the state of the City and the issues it faces.
An annual Candidates & Issues Forum in September at which candidates for local, state, and national offices speak, and ballot issues are discussed.
Maintaining an awareness of government activities by assigning its Trustees to attend meetings of the Pepper Pike City Council and the Orange School Board.
Engaging in various activities with the City and the School District to promote the general well-being of the community.