PFA Scholarships

Every year, the PFA offers scholarships to OPHS senior students on behalf of its members.  This year, we will be providing 5 scholarships.  Each award recipient receives a scholarship certificate and a check for $1,000.

PFA decides on a theme for the scholarships each year.  The theme for 2024-2025 will be announced in early Spring .

SENIOR STUDENTS

2024-2025 Essay Theme: TBA 

Please write a self-reflective essay--around 1-2 pages in length--about (chosen theme).  You may submit a creative work such as a video, digital media, painting, drawing or ceramics, if you prefer instead.  However it must clearly address the theme. We will be evaluating the content of your essay (or artistic work), as well as all other components of the application for evidence of character, self-reflection, involvement, and need if applicable. Please carefully follow the directions on the Common App, but do not include the transcript or GPA. Your application will be completely anonymous to our Scholarship Readers. 

VOLUNTEER READERS

Are you a non-senior parent? Please consider volunteering to be a scholarship reader! We are looking for a few extra people to evaluate applications.  Essays are read in-person as a small committee on a Saturday or Sunday in early-to-mid April. There are no special skills required. We do ask our Readers to keep the information confidential.  For questions on becoming a reader, please contact Scholarship Chair Melissa Paul at scholarship@ophspfa.com

2023-2024: TENACITY

The students were selected for their perseverance, grit, and optimism in the face of challenges. Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023-2024 OPHS PFA Scholarship Awards:

2022-2023: UNI

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2022-2023 OPHS PFA Scholarship Awards:

2020-2021: resilience

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the OPHS Senior Scholarships Awards were again presented in a virtual ceremony.  Please watch the video below.

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2020-2021 OPHS PFA Scholarship Awards:

2019-2020: Balance

Unable to have an in-person awards presentation event due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, OPHS instead created a virtual ceremony.  Watch the video of the OPHS Senior Scholarship Awards 2020 below.

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2019-2020 OPHS PFA Scholarship Awards:

Please see the winning submissions below:

2020-scholarshipWinners.pdf

2019-2020 Thanks

Nicholas Harvey scholarship thanks.pdf
Caroline Baumann scholarship thanks.pdf

2018-2019: Oak Park Strong

We had some wonderful applications in the 2018-2019 school year. Please see a sample below. 

2018-2019 Thanks

OPHS PFA received this heartfelt letter of thanks from Cade Creason, one of our 2019 Scholarship recipients.

Cade Creason Scholarship Thank You.pdf

Cade Creason & Julie John, PFA President 2018-2019