In 1994, the FCHS Athletic Booster Club established a scholarship fund to provide recognition for student-athletes who best demonstrate the qualities of sportsmanship, commitment, dedication, sacrifice, and loyalty. The scholarship was introduced as the John Morris Scholarship - named after a former Assistant Director of Student Activities (DSA), teacher, and coach at Falls Church High School. In 2020, the scholarship was renamed to also include Jeanne Kelly who served FCHS Activities office for 17 years and retired in 2020 as the DSA.

At least two $1,500 scholarships will be awarded each year in the Spring. The award will assist at least one male and one female student-athlete to meet expenses for further education (no more than 4 scholarships will be awarded in any one year and additional scholarships, including the exact monetary amount will be at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee and funding sources). The scholarship may be used for education expenses at either a two or four-year college or university or at a technical/vocational school.

Qualifications

1. You must be currently enrolled at Falls Church High School as a senior (with a minimum of one full year at FCHS).
2. You must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 (through the 3rd Quarter at FCHS).
3. You must have been on a varsity Falls Church High School athletic team your senior year.
4. You must not have accepted a full athletic or academic scholarship. Partial scholarships will not preclude you from applying.

Instructions

1. Collect information to complete application for sports participation, school/community/civic/volunteer activity participation, employment and a personal essay. Applicants can navigate through needed sections through the tabs at the top of the application prior to starting to complete.
2. Personal essay may be completed in an outside platform, saved as a PDF and uploaded into the form. It may be up to 500 words.
3. References and contact information should be provided for employment.
4. Applicants must request a FCHS coach's recommendation by sending their selected coach this link: https://form.jotform.com/fchsjaguarboosters/scholarship-coach-recommendation. During this application, you will also be asked to provide your selected coach's name and contact email. This will auto-generate the request to them to fill out your recommendation. It is a good idea to request their recommendation in advance prior to the auto-generated email. Recommendations must also be received no later than 11:45 ET on May 1, 2026.
5. This form can be started and completed later. Applicants will receive an email link to finish, if application is incomplete.
6. Applications must be received no later than 11:45 ET on May 1, 2026.

How has your time as a student-athlete at FCHS, both on and off the field/court, helped shape your life? Include your experiences for how the ideals of sportsmanship, commitment, dedication, sacrifice, and loyalty have impacted you and any challenges you may have faced.

• May be up to 500 words, double spaced
• Use Arial font, 12pt
• Grammar counts and will be evaluated
• File must be saved as a PDF

Applicants must request a FCHS coach's recommendation by sending their selected coach this link: https://form.jotform.com/fchsjaguarboosters/scholarship-coach-recommendation. This section of the application will auto-generate the request to your coach to fill out your recommendation. It is a good idea to request their recommendation in advance prior to the auto-generated email. Recommendations must also be received no later than 11:45 ET on May 1, 2026.

Application Submission

1.  Applications must be received no later than 11:45 ET on May 1, 2026. The Committee Chair will allow submissions up until the following Monday by 10pm if the coach’s portion is still missing. 

2.  A letter of admission from a post-secondary institution does not have to be provided with the application. Applicants will be required to submit a copy of their letter of admission from a post-secondary institution if they're selected as the scholarship recipient. (Note: This includes a 2 or 4-year college, university or a technical/vocational school.) Funding will be provided directly to the student-athlete’s school and the winner must provide this information to the FCHS Booster Club Treasurer. Failure to provide the school information will forfeit the award of the funding.

3.  If an student-athlete has transferred to FCHS from another school, they may list activities from their previous school.

4. Grammar does count and will be considered in the evaluation process. 

5. An applicant's signature below indicates their consent that all information is factually accurate and all information is written/provided by the applicant.

Evaluation

The Boosters’ Scholarship Committee will review all completed applications and select the winners. Applications are considered under anonymity by the Committee (administered by a Volunteer Committee Chair). The sections of the application will be weighted as follows:

Student Athlete Profile – 40% - The profile will incorporate the FCHS sports the student-athlete played (identified by year), positions/roles held and awards/honors in those sports. School activities (e.g., Student Gov't, Drama, Band/Orchestra, Yearbook, etc.) are also listed (identified by year), position/roles, and awards/honors received during the activities. Another section allows student-athletes to provide community/volunteer/civic activities/awards/honors. This information will be identified by year, position and awards/honors. Finally, employment (summer and/or school year) will also be submitted.

Essay – 40% - Student-athletes will submit a brief essay, responding to the provided prompt, on how they best demonstrate the ideals of sportsmanship, commitment, dedication, sacrifice and loyalty. Personal essay may be no more than 500 words. 

Coach Recommendation – 20% - Coaches are also asked to provide a narrative recommendation of no more than 500 words on behalf of the student-athlete that supports their thoughts on how the student-athlete performs in the following areas: Sportsmanship, Team Spirit, Leadership and Athletic Accomplishment.

Award

The scholarship award winners will be announced during the Varsity Sports Awards ceremony on June 1, 2026. The scholarship award winners will be announced by the Volunteer Committee Chair or Boosters President (or their designee).

Questions

Any submission issues or questions can be addresed by emailing the Scholarship Committee Chair(s) at scholarships@fchsathleticboosters.org