CHP Scholarship Winner Announced
The Court House Players is proud to announce that Avery Watkins has been selected to receive the first Court House Players Dick Lusher Memorial Scholarship!
Through this scholarship, Avery will receive $500 for the 2024-2025 academic year.
A Gloucester High School graduate, Avery is attending the University of Lynchburg this fall. She intends to major in Psychology, with plans to pursue Speech and Language Pathology.
Avery is a multi-faceted person who has received awards and honors in academic, athletic and artistic areas. She is also an outstanding example of selfless volunteerism. She has had continuous involvement in the arts since early childhood, including high school theater and choir, and has participated in many other extra-curricular activities, including several sports, a part-time job, and her church, where she is actively involved.
Avery's incredible time-management skills just add to the many reasons she is an impeccable example of the values our organization seeks to encourage.
Please join us in saying CONGRATULATIONS to Avery. We are certain her future will be exciting and successful!
About the Court House Players Dick Lusher Memorial Scholarship
The Court House Players Dick Lusher Memorial Scholarship supports graduating high school seniors and recent graduates who are continuing their education by attending a 2- or 4-year college or university or a vocational/technical school and have been active in the arts during high school. Recipients will be selected based on several criteria, with a primary focus on volunteerism.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Student Type: Graduating high school senior or recent high school graduate
Minimum GPA: N/A
Resides In: Middle Peninsula
School Type: Any
Affiliation: Prior involvement in theatre, music or the arts
Major/Career: Any
College: 2-year, 4-year, community college, college, university or technical/vocational school
Degree Type: Undergraduate
Application Method: Online
Personal Essays: 2
Recommendations: 2
DONATIONS ACCEPTED FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND:
If you would like to help us support the youth of Virginia's Middle Peninsula who are involved in the arts, please click either of the following links to donate to our Court House Players Dick Lusher Memorial Scholarship Fund:
Square: https://the-court-house-players.square.site/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donate/412458971516845/
Donations may also be sent via check or money order to The Court House Players, PO Box 643, Gloucester, VA 23061 ATTN: Scholarship Fund.
The Court House Players is a 501(c)(3) organization. A financial statement is available upon written request from the Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23218, or OCRPregulatory@vdacs.virginia.gov