Each year, Jeff Walters Diamonds Inc. of Barrie, Ontario is funding a $1,000 scholarship to be awarded to a Grade 12 High School student in Barrie and surrounding participating High Schools, who best demonstrates outstanding performance and leadership in Amateur Athletics at a local level.
The scholarship will go towards funding the post secondary education of the award winner.
Each year, the award will be presented by a guest spokesperson from the Barrie Colts, chosen by Jeff Walters, who has best demonstrated leadership, community involvement and both athletic and academic achievement in his/her career.
How the Winner Will Be Chosen
Each school faculty will be asked to submit one name from their student body whom they feel most worthy of the award. An application form is included in this email.
Your school is free to utilize whatever process you see fit to select the student from your roster that you feel most deserving of this award. The student, and the staff member/contact selected by your school, are both required to complete information on the application form.
All application forms must be received by Jeff Walters no later than April 15, 2009.
A selection committee comprised of; Jeff Walters of Jeff Walters Diamonds, Jim Payetta of Blue Sky Business Development Inc., the Barrie Colts spokesperson, and one other individual to be named each year, will review the submissions and make their selection. The selection will be made at the end of April.
The student and the school will be notified of the winning recipient by mid May of each year.
The award will be presented by Jeff Walters and the spokesperson during the graduation ceremony at the winner’s school.
Download the application. (PDF 37kb)
Extra Effort Award
Each year, Jeff Walters Diamonds Ltd presents every participating high school with a $150 scholarship to the graduating grade 12 student who demonstrated putting in the 'extra effort' during the school year. Jeff Walters understands that achieving success today requires the ability to go above and beyond what is expected. The student receiving this award has demonstrated their ability to achieve by working extra hard towards their goal. This award can be in the areas of academic achievement, athletic achievement, arts/drama achievement or school/community involvement as voted on by the teaching staff.
