Anonymous
05/12/2026 23:51
Subject: What awards does your kid's HS give seniors?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am trying to coordinate with certain high schools to present the winners of the scholarship I started with awards on their specific awards nights. So far I have only heard back from 1 of the 3 HS as to if this is possible.
Tell us more. And why 3 HS only.
I posted on this board about it when I started in in February. It was a 1000 dollar scholarship for MCPS seniors who received Special Education Services and are pursuing higher education. There were 3 winners in the first year. I had 20 total applicants from 11 different high schools and the selection committee picked these 3 outstanding students. I contacted all of the school CCN's and the information was distributed and posted on the school websites. It was started and announced pretty late so I am hoping that it will have increased visibility and participation next year.
Hoping to increase it to 5 total winners next year but it is 100% self funded out of my own pocket and teacher paychecks don't go that far.
You are amazing to do this! My child would have qualified to apply but we never knew about it. I hope you can reach more people. It’s so generous of you!
I try to give back as much as I can. Service to others is why I changed careers to teaching in the first place. My tax returns and my coaching stipends go directly back to the students. I make enough money now that I am a full time 1st year teacher that I can afford to share this extra income with others.
Anonymous
05/12/2026 23:35
Subject: What awards does your kid's HS give seniors?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am trying to coordinate with certain high schools to present the winners of the scholarship I started with awards on their specific awards nights. So far I have only heard back from 1 of the 3 HS as to if this is possible.
Tell us more. And why 3 HS only.
I posted on this board about it when I started in in February. It was a 1000 dollar scholarship for MCPS seniors who received Special Education Services and are pursuing higher education. There were 3 winners in the first year. I had 20 total applicants from 11 different high schools and the selection committee picked these 3 outstanding students. I contacted all of the school CCN's and the information was distributed and posted on the school websites. It was started and announced pretty late so I am hoping that it will have increased visibility and participation next year.
Hoping to increase it to 5 total winners next year but it is 100% self funded out of my own pocket and teacher paychecks don't go that far.
You are amazing to do this! My child would have qualified to apply but we never knew about it. I hope you can reach more people. It’s so generous of you!
Anonymous
05/12/2026 22:58
Subject: Re:What awards does your kid's HS give seniors?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some of it is already given out but they do give the shoutout for it and sometime a certificate, medal, sash, tassel etc so that kids can wear it on the graduation day
1) Honor Society Awards - NJHS(?), Language (French, Spanish), Science, Math, Thespian, Music etc
2) Superintendent's award for volunteer hours
3) Presidential awards for academics
4) National Honor Scholarship awards - Semi-finalists and finalists
5) Straight A's (or 4.0 awards)
6) Scholarships in honor of past teachers or past exceptional students
7) Magnet programs or special programs
For Superintendent’s award at WJ, it was listed in graduation program and you’re given a cord, but my DC was not invited to awards night. Ditto for being a standard NHS member.
Why list the Superintendent award but not the other ones in the program? Ridiculous. Think about it: you get an award because you wanted to volunteer and help others/things? Or you volunteered that many hours because you wanted to receive an award (and be listed in the program)?
What do you mean by, “Why list the Superintendent award but not the other ones in the program?”
Anonymous
05/12/2026 19:01
Subject: What awards does your kid's HS give seniors?
Our school gives out an English award to a couple of seniors who have been great students in their English classes. We give them a notebook that all the English teachers sign. It’s really sweet.