Audrey W. Harker Memorial Scholarship Cumberland Valley Spirit and Congeniality Award
The Audrey W. Harker Memorial Scholarship has been established by the Harker family to honor Audrey as a dedicated and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who enjoyed life to the fullest. She was a fun loving and spirited person who delighted in her many life-long friendships with individuals who always enjoyed her company. Her compassion for others was quite remarkable. Five of her grandchildren have graduated from Cumberland Valley and one more will follow. She was both an athlete and a cheerleader in her day. In an untimely circumstance, Audrey lost a courageous battle with cancer in September 2007, but remained upbeat and positive throughout her ordeal in fighting such an insidious disease. Audrey’s family wishes to honor and remember her by establishing this annual scholarship in her name to help a Cumberland Valley student achieve a life goal.
Scholarship Award:
- One-time award of $2,000
- Awarded to a CV graduating senior who has been determined to have best met selection criteria
- Announced at the annual Senior Awards Ceremony in May
- Proof of acceptance at a 4-year college or technical school prior to fund distribution
- Check will be written jointly to the successful student and academic institution, which will be sent to the student requesting endorsement, who will forward the check to the appropriate school/university’s financial aid office for credit to the student’s tuition account
The Eagle Foundation Board will also share with the Harker family any pertinent commentary that might assist the family in its decision making process. The designated Harker family members will select one finalist as the recipient and make a recommendation to the Eagle Foundation Board, understanding that the final decision rests with the Eagle Foundation Board. In the unlikely event that no candidate meets the criteria for the award, then no award will be made for that year.
Scholarship Recipient Criteria:
- A candidate must be a graduating senior of CVHS who has been accepted to an accredited institution of higher learning (which can be a two or four year college, university, or trade school). Such acceptance must be officially documented before any monies will be paid. The successful candidate must have attended CVHS for a minimum of both their junior and senior high school years.
- The successful candidate must be the personification of school spirit, congeniality, and compassion for others. That is, they must be an individual who "lives life to the fullest" and possesses a large and diverse circle of friends. An additional selection criterion is representation of Cumberland Valley in sports arena, or other extracurricular school activities, while consistently exemplifying good sportsmanship, citizenship, character, school spirit, and fair play.
- A candidate must have an excellent high school academic record, placing preferably in the top 20% of their high school graduating class (as demonstrated by an official transcript).
- This scholarship is not to be based on financial need.
- All candidates must be of high moral character, good academic achievement and be well accepted by their peers. Minor infractions of school policies and rules shall not eliminate a candidate from consideration; however, school suspension(s), drug or alcohol use, fighting, inappropriate behavior, or verbal abuse of others would eliminate a person from consideration.
Harker family members or relatives are not eligible for this scholarship award.
Application Information:
- DEADLINE to submit all required information/documents: April 1
- Application form to be submitted through this portal
- Additional Documents: Unofficial CV High School Transcript (downloaded from Skyward)
- All information in this application will remain confidential
- Questions: Contact bgabrielson@cvschools.org or call 717-697-8261 (Bobbi Jo Gabrielson)