YHS SCHOLARSHIPS




Education beyond high school should be an attainable goal to every student who actively desires it and is academically qualified.  For many years, financing a college education was a major deterrent facing many students.  This fact should no longer be true.  In spite of budget cuts, federal and state funds are still pouring into education.   These monies, along with financial aid provided by colleges and universities, should open the doors to the dreams and aspirations of a college or trade school education.  To help Yoakum High School seniors financially their first year in school, various Yoakum clubs and organizations make available scholarships to those seniors who plan to pursue higher education at either a college, trade school, or business school after graduation. 

To apply for one of these scholarships, a senior must meet the criteria set forth by the organization and fill out a scholarship application.  Applications are available in the counselor's office.  Some organizations wish to interview the applicants while others select their recipient on the basis of  application only.   Seniors will be notified by the school counselor as to time and place of the interview if they are selected by that organization to be interviewed.



Current List of "Outside" Scholarships Available to YHS Students



LOCAL ORGANIZATION SCHOLARSHIPS

Yoakum Rotary Club Scholarship
David Bowen Memorial Scholarship
Pilot Club of Yoakum Inc. Scholarship
Lions Club Scholarship
Yoakum Golf Association
Knights of Columbus Scholarship
First United Methodist Church
Mark Sanfilippo-Jannett Memorial  Scholarship

Catholic Daughters of America Scholarship
Rubye Steen & Sandra Steen Drake Memorial Scholarship
Sons of Herman Lodge #90 Scholarship
Yoakum Asberry Alumni-Dorothy Sanders Houston
Scholarship Fund Foundation

Association of Texas Professional Educators Scholarship

Barry Armstrong Class of 1980 Memorial Scholarship
Shane Nelson Memorial Scholarship
James R. Yeager Memorial Scholarship
Ryan Drozd Memorial Scholarship
Eastern Star Scholarship
Hands and Hearts Scholarship
Dewitt-Lavaca A&M Mothers Club Scholarship
Dewitt-Lavaca Yoakum A&M Club Scholarship
Sweet Home American Legion Ladies Auxiliary
Scholarship
Lavaca Texas Exes Scholarship
Marie Tomforde Scholarship Fund
Yoakum Masonic Lodge #662 Scholarship


SENIOR AWARDS with Scholarship Value



Donald Long Scholarship Award
Nannie Ray Baker Leadership Award
Robert G. Winchester Outstanding Citizenship Award
Arthur Benton and Lucy Cain Scholarship
Lori Bennett Memorial Scholarship
Paul Gustwick Memorial Award