Scholarship

The East High School Alumni Association Scholarship Award

In order to qualify for the scholarship, a student must:

be a City of Cleveland resident who is a graduating senior from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District
plan to attend a public or private, not-for-profit higher educational institution approved for Federal financial aid
have a high school GPA of at least 2.5 and have received a score of 18 or higher on the ACT or combined verbal and math SAT score of 940
qualify for the Federal Pell Grant ; and
write a one-page essay on why the student is deserving of the scholarship

Selection Process

Completed applications are due to College Now by the posted traditional scholarship deadline each year. College Now staff will review scholarship candidates and will narrow the candidates down to the highest rated finalists. Final selections will be made by a scholarship committee consisting of East High School Alumni Association (of Cleveland Ohio) members and College Now staff members utilizing the eligibility requirements above and based on available dollars as determined by the annual investment draw. College Now staff must have at least one more member on the selection committee than the East High Alumni Association. One student each year will be selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship.

These scholarships will be renewable for up to three additional years, provided that the student:

maintains full-time status (12 credits per semester or 24 per year) at college or university;
earns a 2.0 cumulative grade point average; and
participates in College Now’s mentoring program
Completes the renewal application and submits it by the deadline (https://collegenowgc.org/find-scholarships/)

EHSAA Scholarship Committee Report

Scholarship Report
Part of the mission of the East High Alumni Association is “provide scholarships for college/post high school education to graduated Cleveland Metropolitan School District students.” In our over one hundred year history, we have never wavered from that commitment. Even though we no longer have a brick and mortar building, we still focus our fund raising efforts on raising money for scholarships.

As many of you know, our alumni association has joined with College Now to administer our scholarship program. They have college counseling representatives in all the Cleveland Metropolitan Schools. As a result of our collaborative efforts with them, we now have two scholarship recipients. Joy Johnson is a junior at Otterbein University and finished the fall semester with a 3.30 GPA. Brooklyn Flanagan is a freshman at Ohio State University and finished the fall semester with a 2.93 GPA. They have personal updates on their college experiences on the "Recipient Update" section.

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Recipient Updates

Brooklyn Flanagan

My first semester went well, my grades were three A’s and a B+, except for Calculus, but I plan on retaking that course next semester with no penalties. I actually changed my major early last semester, so I am double majoring in Political Science (BS) with the College of Arts and Sciences and Public Management, Leadership, and Policy (BA) with the College of Public Affairs. I realized that from school, I would like to learn how I can contribute to my community to make it a better environment, and I think going into a career in public affairs would greatly increase my ability to do so.

I’ve been able to maintain good grades throughout this semester as well and I’m hoping to apply to some summer internships in the next week or so to government offices in Cleveland. In the future, I’m hoping to be more involved in clubs and organizations on campus, study abroad using a study abroad scholarship I’ve earned, and apply for a semester in DC internship through my school. I also have two campus jobs currently, so I’ve been really busy but I’m definitely trying to make the most of my time here.

Joy Johnson

Hello, my semester is going well. I have six classes, so my schedule is remarkably busy, but so far, my semester has been smooth sailing. I am happy to announce that I will graduate this year in May. My plan for the summer is to intern with a company called Red Wood Apartments where I would be moving around through departments. Currently, we are trying to find the best fit for me, but I would start in the accounting or finance department. I am still looking at if there are any other opportunities but right now, I am in decent shape with this current company. Overall, I feel confident about this year and my ability to display my talents. Thank you so much for being a part of my journey and helping me achieve my goals. It has been an honor to stay in touch and I hope we are able to meet in person one day.