LCTC Foundation Scholarship Application 2025

Information and Instructions

Please read carefully!
La Cañada Thursday Club Foundation Scholarship Application
There are two scholarships. You can apply for one or the other, but not both Please select the ONE for which you are most qualified.

Foundation Scholarship (recipients are selected based on academic achievement, community service, and potential for success)Greenawalt Scholarship (recipients are selected based on academic achievement, triumph over an obstacle, hardship, or extenuating circumstance, and potential for success)
Instructions

1. Applicant must be a graduating high school senior.

2. Applicant must reside or attend a high school within the city of La Cañada Flintridge.

3. Complete all sections of the application. All information you provide is confidential and will only be shared with members of the Scholarship Committee.

4. Request an official copy of your transcript from your School Registrar to be sent to the Scholarship Committee at LCTCScholarship@gmail.com.

5. Upload a recent photo with your application.

6. Include a brief essay. The guidelines for your essay are listed in the “Essay” section of this application.

7. We require two confidential letters of recommendation. One letter must be from an academic resource, such as a teacher or school counselor. For the Foundation Scholarship, the second letter must be from a personal resource who has been involved with your community service work (for example, a Scout leader or someone who has supervised your community service work). For the Greenawalt Scholarship, the second letter can be from any resource, including another academic resource. Both letters need to be from adults (not peers) who are not related to you. The letters must be sent directly from the people writing the recommendations via email to our Committee at LCTCScholarship@gmail.com.

8. Please note there are two deadlines that must be met in order for your application to be considered:
1) This application along with your essay and picture must be received by 10:00 p.m. on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026; and
2) The two letters of recommendation and your official transcript must be received by TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026. NO LATE MATERIALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

9. Applicants will be notified by email if they are selected for an in-person interview with the Scholarship Committee. Interviews will be conducted during after-school hours between March 9 and March 17, 2026.

10. Questions should be directed to LCTCScholarship@gmail.com. Please note that all communications will be through email.

11. All information provided by you on this application, including your essay must be complete, accurate, and reflect your independent thinking and writing.
Applicant Information
Name*

First NameLast Name
Nickname (if any)
Date of Birth*

MonthDayYear
Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number
Street Address*
City/Zip Code*
Email (please provide an email address that you check regularly)*
example@example.com
Father's Name

First NameLast Name
Mother's Name

First NameLast Name
High School attending*
(If "Other", please enter the name of your High School here)
Graduation Date*

MonthDayYear
GPA (weighted GPA from your High School transcript)*
Have you taken any summer classes or college courses while in High School? If yes, please list the classes you took, when and where they were taken, and the grades you received.
Colleges and Universities to which you have applied or will apply. (Please indicate if you have been accepted to any of them.)*
Planned major field of study*
Occupation or profession for which you are preparing*
Other scholarships for which you have applied or have already received*
Experience and Activities During High School

WORK EXPERIENCE AND INTERNSHIPS: List any places of employment and/or internships, job performed, hours worked, and dates employed. If you are still working at the job, list your end date as “Current”.

	Place of Employment	Job Performed	Avg Hours/Week	Start Date	End Date (or Current)	Paid or Unpaid
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4.

Do you plan to work while attending college or during the summer? Explain.*

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: List extra curricular activities, honors, and organizations that you belong to (both in school and in the community). Please list what years in High School you were involved with each activity or organization (9, 10, 11 and/or 12). Also list the approximate time each week you spent and estimate of total time of your High School Years spent.

	Activity or Honor Received	Organization Served	Grade Level	Hours per Week	Total Hours Worked
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3.
4.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: List your community service. Describe what you did, including the Organization served, which years in High School you were involved (9, 10, 11 and/or 12), and the approximate total time spent during your High School Years.*

	Type of Service	Organization Served	Grades Participated	Hours per Week	Total Hours
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2.
3.
4.
5.

Your interests and hobbies*
Mark the dates below on which you are NOT available after school (between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m.) for an interview with the Scholarship Committee.

March 9March 10March 11March 12March 13March 16March 17
Essay
The La Cañada Thursday Club requires an essay along with your application. Be sure to put your name at the top of your essay.
- For the Thursday Club Foundation Scholarship, one of the selection criteria is community service. In your essay, please tell us about meaningful community service work you have participated in during your high school years, how you found the service, what you learned about the service work, and if it changed your outlook on life. Do you have any plans to continue with your service in the future and, if so, what do you plan to do?
- For the Greenawalt Scholarship, your essay should explain a significant ongoing obstacle or hardship which you have had to overcome. How have you dealt with this obstacle/hardship and how have you adapted? What kinds of changes have you had to make in your life and how will you continue to deal with this in the future (specifically, in college)? Examples might be a diagnosed learning disability or long-term health issue that you have had to live with and adjust to.
  - Please note that we are not looking for situations where you have had to deal with a difficult coach or teacher, where you didn’t get a part in the school play or lost a school election. While situations like these might have been difficult for you at the time and you might have experienced some growth from them, they are not ongoing hardships that will be considered for the Greenawalt Scholarship.
Upload your essay here*

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Letters of Recommendation

Please list the names of two individuals who have agreed to write a letter of recommendation for you. The letters must be sent directly from your reference to the Scholarship Committee via email to LCTCScholarship@gmail.com.
Reference #1: Academic Reference
Name*

First NameLast Name
Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number
Position
Length of acquaintance
Relationship to you
Reference #2 (Community Service Reference required for Foundation Scholarship)
Name*

First NameLast Name
Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number
Position
Length of acquaintance
Relationship to you
Student Agreement and Photo
By checking the boxes below, you agree to each statement*

I have read the instructions and understand that this application along with my essay and photo must be received by the La Cañada Thursday Club Scholarship Committee no later than 10:00 p.m. on Friday, February 13, 2026, and that the two letters of recommendation and official transcript must be received by the La Cañada Thursday Club Scholarship Committee by Tuesday, February 17, 2026 in order for my application to be considered.I certify that all information provided by me in this application, including my essay, is my own original work and reflects my independent thinking and writing.I affirm that the information contained herein is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I give permission to the La Cañada Thursday Club Foundation to release my photo and information for publicity if I should be awarded the scholarship.
Upload a current photo of you*

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Once you submit this Application, you should receive an email from JotForm letting you know that your responses have been received. If you do not receive such an email, please contact us at LCTCScholarship@gmail.com.

It is your responsibility to make sure that your two letters of recommendation and your official transcript are received by the deadline of February 17.

As stated previously, our primary method of communication will be email. Please provide us with an email that you use and remember to check it frequently.
CHECKLIST

In order for your Application to be considered complete, ALL of the following items must be submitted to the La Cañada Thursday Club by the corresponding deadlines:

By 10:00 p.m. on Friday, February 13, 2026:
1. Complete all sections of this Application
2. Upload Essay
3. Upload Photo
4. Submit this Application
By Tuesday, February 17, 2026:
1. Two letters of recommendation (sent directly from the people writing them to the Scholarship Committee via email).
2. Official Transcript (sent directly from your school registrar to the Scholarship Committee via email).
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Information and Instructions

La Cañada Thursday Club Foundation Scholarship Application

Applicant Information

Experience and Activities During High School

Essay

Letters of Recommendation

Student Agreement and Photo