The Rollins Griffith Memorial Scholarship
Sponsored by the Rollins Griffith Teacher Center of Boston
| Description: | Rollins Griffith was the first African American District Superintendent in the Boston School System. Rollins was by training both a musician and a teacher. He served as a music teacher, assistant principal, principal and then a district superintendent. In 1979, he established the District 5 Teacher Center to link teacher training and school programs. After his untimely death, the Center was renamed The Rollins Griffith Teacher Center of Boston. His vision has allowed the Rollins Griffith Teacher Center to help hundreds of staff members earn teacher and/or administrative certification; to learn more about the diverse cultures present in our school community through conferences and workshops; and, more recently, to travel and study abroad. |
| Eligibility: | BPS High School headmasters, assistant headmasters, guidance counselors, teachers or other school-based personnel may nominate outstanding graduating seniors who plan to study one of the creative arts and/or education at a post-secondary institution. A senior may also nominate himself/herself or another eligible peer. To be eligible, a student must have applied to a post-secondary educational institution. The applicant must submit an essay of 500 to 1,000 words (3 to 5 pages typed in 12 point font and double spaced). In this essay, the senior will be required to tell us: (a) about himself/herself, (b) tell us what prompted him/her to choose this area of study, and (c) how this program will help him/her fulfill his/her life goals and aspirations. This essay must be accompanied by two letters of recommendation. One recommendation must be from the individual who nominated the senior unless the senior nominated himself/herself. A self-nominated senior must send two letters of recommendation in addition to the essay. |
| Criteria: | Application, nomination |
| Selection: | Selection Committee |
| Award: | $1,500 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Deadline: | March 6, 2009 |
| Contact: |
Ms. Maureen T. Jelloe, Director, Rollins Griffith Teacher Center, c/o Josiah Quincy Upper School 152 Arlington Stree Boston, MA02116 Email: n/a Phone: (617) 635-6385 |
| Website: | http://boston.k12.ma.us/bulletins/RGTCScholar.doc |