Description:
Jackson Club Scholarship Fund will provide financial awards for post secondary education, including college and vocational training to graduating seniors from Hermantown High School.

Maximum Award:
$500.00

Fund Use:
Scholarship

Program Service Areas:
Education

Geographic Service Areas:
Hermantown High School

Application Instructions:
The applicant must be a resident of the Hermantown school district and a graduate of Hermantown High School planning to attend any accredited post secondary institution on a fulltime basis. Additionally s/he must have a GPA or 2.3 or higher. Students should complete and submit in the DSACF Common Application by the deadline day. A complete application will include an academic transcript (including standardized test scores), one recommendation and a essay titled "What Growing up In Hermantown Means to Me."

Selection Criteria:
The Jackson Club Scholarship Committee will select individual scholarship recipients. They will base their decision on the applicant’s academic record, written recommendation and involvement in community activities.

Awards Given from the Fund:
Numerous scholarships (of about $500/year), co-payable to the student and institution will be awarded each year. It is not renewable.
2009 awards included:
$500, Samantha Lafontaine
$500, Samantha Hodges
$500, Hannah VonArb
$500, Kyle Geissler
$500, Kristen Gates
$500, Jana Bergstedt
$500, Rachel Brooks
$500, Emily Flesch
2010 awards included:
$400, Lindsey Envall
$400, Ellen Folman
$400, Claire Gibbons
$400, Brett Ludwig
$400, Jessica Muehlbauer
$400, Megan Mullen
$400, Morgan Reno
$400, Michael Stocke
$400, Stephanie Thun

RECIPIENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
• The majority of communication between recipients and the scholarship administrators will take place via email or other appropriate technology. Recipients are required to have and regularly check their email and notify the Community Foundation of any changes to their contact information.
• Recipients of DSACF scholarships are expected to acknowledge acceptance of the award promptly. This acknowledgment will take two forms, completion of an Acceptance Form provided by the Community Foundation and secondly, a thank you letter/card to the award's sponsor. The Community Foundation will provide names and addresses as needed. If unable to accept the scholarship, the committee should be given that information and a reason in a prompt manor.
• Recipients must inform the DSACF of all other scholarship they are receiving. Total awards for any given semester can not exceed the stated cost for attendance at that institution.
• Recipients must complete enough credits to be recognized as a full-time student in each semester an award is made. Likewise, a satisfactory grade point average (different by scholarship) must be maintained.
• If the student receives funds from the college due to non-completion of a term or not attending full time, these funds are to be returned to the DSACF. If the college requirements are not met, but there is no refund, the scholarship will be forfeited.
• The Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation hopes that recipients recognize and appreciate the contributions their award has made to their futures. It further anticipates that, in the years to come, recipients find some way to give back to the community that provided them with these opportunities.

Fund Story:
Hermantown's Jackson Club, the oldest club in St. Louis County, was established in 1910 in a one-room school building. Eventually the growing membership necessitated the need for a larger building and the school was replaced with a large new building. This building became the site of many activities - softball teams, dances, dinners, and plays. With the repeal of prohibition, people tended to go to beer taverns for socialization and dancing resulting in a diminished membership. The building gradually deteriorated and was torn down.
The membership then bought the two-room Jackson School for use as a club house. About this time (1940's), the Jackson Project houses were built by the government and the Club was infused with a new group of active, energetic local residents. Unfortunately, in 1950, the school building burned to the ground and the membership decided to build a new clubhouse. Eventually Hermantown became a suburban area and club membership gradually declined. Club members decided to sell the building in 1988, hold meetings at city hall and to use the interest from the property sale for scholarships for local students.

How to contribute to the fund:
Click on the Donate Now button at left to contribute online or contact us by phone at 218-726-0232.