Pauline M. Whitekettle Scholarship Fund for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Pauline Whitekettle was a life-long resident of Perry County having died in the house in which she was born. She taught the second grade for 40 years in the Newport Schools. In retirement, she never missed Friday lunch and Saturday breakfast at Bitting’s, the well-known local restaurant, where she would routinely see her former students, their children and their grand-children, all of which were her students.

Ms. Whitekettle was a world-wide traveler having been on every continent and in more than a hundred countries. She traveled with fellow teachers creating an educational adventure. Her home was filled with artifacts from her travel adventures but she often lamented that she could not find anything that would not melt to bring home from Antarctica.

She had a very special attachment to her church, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Newport, PA and of course the children of the church. She often said that she wanted to take care of her children of the church but they had to earn it.

This scholarship is a fund of the Perry County Community Foundation, a regional foundation of TFEC.

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Deadline

June 1

Award

Number of Recipients Vary/Amount Varies

Criteria

Resident of the greater Newport area (defined as students residing in the Newport School District or those with a Newport address.) Extra consideration will be given to students who are members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Newport, Pennsylvania and active in the church for a minimum of 3 years
Student must be entering their second, third, or fourth year in college
Academic proficiency- minimum GPA 2.5
Community involvement
Financial need
Full-time or part-time attendance in college
Essay
Supplemental documents. This may include a resume, letter(s) of recommendation, transcript, FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR), or other scholarship-specific documents. Specific requirements are noted in the application.

Essay

Please describe your involvement in your local and college community. If applicable, please describe the involvement you have had with St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and the length of time; 500 words maximum.

Renewability

This scholarship will automatically renew for up to three years provided the recipient maintains a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5

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