THE JAFFE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
INTRODUCTION
THE ABOVE NAMED SCHOLARSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED BY ANNABELLE S. JAFFE IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND, DR. LOUIS S. JAFFE WHO DIED ON JULY 24TH, 1977, AND HER SON, BARRY S. JAFFE, WHO DIED ON JUNE 2, 2011.
DR. LOUIS JAFFE WAS A SCIENTIST WHO, AFTER RETIRING FROM CIVIL SERVICE, BECAME A PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, WHERE HE WORKED UNTIL HE PASSED AWAY.
BARRY JAFFE, WHO WORKED FOR THE MARRIOTT CORPORATION FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS, DIED OF CANCER.
ANNABELLE S. JAFFE, A SCHOOL COUNSELOR IN THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR 50 YEARS, THE LAST 47 BEING AT WHEATON HIGH SCHOOL, RETIRED FROM WHEATON ON JULY 1, 2012. SINCE HER HUSBAND WAS A SCIENTIST, AND HER SON DIED OF CANCER, MRS. JAFFE WANTED TO DEDICATE THIS SCHOLARSHIP TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN BIOSCIENCE AND IN THE FIELD OF MEDICINE.
THUS, FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS, BEGINNING IN THE SPRING OF 2013, TWO STUDENTS ATTENDING WHEATON HIGH SCHOOL , WILL BE SELECTED FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP EACH YEAR, ONE A SENIOR BOY AND THE OTHER A SENIOR GIRL. THE VALUE OF EACH SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE $1000.
REQUIREMENTS
1. COMPLETION OF THE ATTACHED APPLICATION.
2. COUNSELOR RECOMMENDATION LETTER.
3. SUBMISSION OF LAST YEAR’S PARENTS’ FEDERAL TAX FORM 1040.
4. TRANSCRIPT OF STUDENT’S GRADES FROM GRADE 9 THROUGH FIRST SEMESTER OF GRADE 12. (MINIMUM OF 3.00 UNWEIGHTED G.P.A.).
5. STUDENTS WHO ARE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN BIOSCIENCE AND IN THE FIELD OF MEDICINE.
THE JAFFE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
(IN MEMORY OF LOUIS SIDNEY JAFFE AND BARRY SHELDON JAFFE)
2018 SCHOLASTIC AWARD APPLICATION
Applicant’s name ___________________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________________________
City ____________________________ State ______________ Zip code________________
Phone _____________________________ Social Security Number____________________
Gender : Male or Female (Circle one)
School and school address:
Wheaton High School
12401 Dalewood Drive
Wheaton, MD 20906
“ If I am selected for a Jaffe Memorial Scholarship, I understand that the check will be made payable to the college or university of my choice, where I have enrolled.”
Applicant’s signature ___________________________________
Please return by April 30, 2018 to:
Wheaton High School College and Career Center
Attn: Mrs. Hammond Davis
Note: Because a selection of one boy and one girl applicant (each to receive $1,000 in the scholarship award) will be made by May 23rd, applications received after the April 30, 2018 deadline may not be considered.
THE JAFFE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
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SAT SCORES: Critical Reading: __________________Math: ______________Date:________
ACT: Composite Score __________________Date _______________
G. P. A. : Unweighted _________________________ Weighted _________________________
Extra curricular Activities and Awards – ( attach extra pages as needed)
Community Service Involvement: (attach extra pages as needed).
THE JAFFE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
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Financial need: Please attach a copy of your parents’ Federal Income Tax Form 1040 from last year. (Financial need is a most important aspect of this award)
Essay: (Use additional pages as needed)
In your essay, include information about your background, your goals, and anything about yourself that you would like a college to know.
PLEASE RETURN YOUR COMPLETED APPLICATION TO MRS. HAMMOND-DAVIS IN THE CAREER CENTER BY THE DEADLINE APRIL 30, 2018.
