The Jack C. Jordan Scholarship 
application packet is now available to high school seniors wanting to apply for the scholarship. The application is also available in the high school counselors’ offices. See the cover letter and application instructions in the packet for complete information. Completed applications are due in your school counselor’s office by Friday, February 3, 2012. Finalists will be interviewed in April.
The NISD Council of PTAs awards scholarships each year to outstanding graduating seniors from each NISD high school. The scholarship fund is named after Jack C. Jordan who served this district for 35 years including as Superintendent from 1982 to 1993.
In order to be considered for a Jack C. Jordan
Scholarship, a student must file the application according to the procedures
outlined in the application packet and must meet the following criteria:
- Be a graduate of a NISD high school
- Attend a regionally accredited two/three/four-year
college or university (e.g. The Alamo Colleges)
- Exhibit the NISD Pillars of Character
- Need financial assistance
- Have a scholastic record satisfactory to the
Scholarship Committee
- Be a member of their local school's PTSA (new requirement 2011-12)
The monetary value of the scholarship is $2,400 disbursed over the student’s desired degree program not to exceed four years. An annual payment of $600 is paid in two installments, $300 each semester. Checks are made payable to and mailed directly to the colleges or universities.
Continuance of the scholarship for the second, third, and fourth years of the college work is at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee and is contingent upon the recipient being responsible for the following:
- Taking at least 12 course hours each semester
- Maintaining at least a 2.0 GPA each semester
- Maintaining continuous enrollment in the fall and
spring semesters
- Submitting copies of grades each semester within 14 days of receiving grades
If you have any questions, please contact Paula Swope,Chairperson, Jack C. Jordan
Scholarship Committee at
.
