JUAN TIRADO AND XAVIER C. MORALES

MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

CANDIDATES MUST:

BE A SENIOR GRADUATING FROM CENTRAL ISLIP, BRENTWOOD, BAY SHORE, WYANDANCH, or HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLS WITH A MINIMUM GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 3.0. EACH HIGH SCHOOL CAN NOMINATE STUDENTS WHO MEET THE SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA.

CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT 150 WORD TYPED ESSAY INDICATING HIS/HER GOALS AS A COLLEGE STUDENT AND AS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO SPECIFY HOW HE/SHE WOULD BE A ROLE MODEL FOR YOUTH. Please attach a student photo which will be published in the journal if candidate is a scholarship recipient.

CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT REFERENCE LETTERS FROM TWO SOURCES, I.E., GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AND/OR TEACHERS.

THE COMPLETED ESSAY WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AND REFERENCES MUST BE SUBMITTED AND POSTMARKED BY THE DATE IDENTIFIED IN THE APPLICATION:

CANDIDO CRESPO, PRESIDENT

PUERTO RICAN COALITION FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY, INC.

P.O. BOX 904,

BRENTWOOD, NY 11717

SCHOLARSHIPS OF $1000 EACH WILL BE AWARDED TO STUDENTS WHO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF THEIR PROJECTED ACCEPTANCE AT THE COLLEGE OF THEIR CHOICE.