Announcement -- Please Post

Robert Frost and Elinor White Scholarships 2007

Each year several Robert Frost-Elinor White Scholarships that cover tuition for five weeks of study at
Phillips Academy Summer Session are facilitated by the Robert Frost Foundation working with
guidance counselors at Lawrence High School .

The scholarships for up to $5,500 each are available for summer study after the 10th or
11th grade years. Several scholarships are available to students of Lawrence High School who
demonstrate exceptional promise in school and leadership potential in the community.

Elinor White (Frost) and Robert Frost were co-valedictorians at Lawrence High School in 1892.
The scholarships seek to renew the legacy of Frost and White through the recognition of the
intellect and promise of young scholars in the Lawrence Public Schools.

To be eligible

Note the deadlines for 2007:

--Students must be from Lawrence and attend high school in Lawrence

--Students must currently be in 10^th or 11^th grade and be nominated by one of their teachers*

--Students must demonstrate leadership skills and academic talent

--Students must be willing to live at Andover Summer Session for the 5-week term and to fully participate

--Preference will be given to students who come from low-income households

--Students whose first language is Spanish are encouraged to apply

* Nominations are due by February 14.

* Completed Applications are due March 1:

* Scholarships will be awarded in April.

Teachers and Community Leaders, please apply
via email, snailmail, or dropoff:

Email: Use the following link to nominate your students online. Fill out the Nomination Form and paste it into an email message to frostfoundation@comcast.net . We will reply indicating that your nomination form has been received.

Snail Mail: Print the Nomination Form fill it out and mail it to

Nominations
The Robert Frost Foundation
Lawrence Libary - 3rd Floor
51 Lawrence St.
Lawrence, Ma 01841

Drop off the form: to Mr. Baione or Mrs. Gilligan at the Guidance Office of Lawrence High School

Application Procedure

* Teachers, guidance counselors, and community leaders working with 10^th and 11^th grade students in Lawrence
will be asked to nominate candidates for these scholarships.

Application procedure is as follows:

Nominees are notified and decide if they would like to apply.
Copies of Summer Session program descriptions will be available
at the Lawrence High School Guidance Office.
Finalists are chosen by the group of recruiters and notified.
Finalists fill out Summer Session application. The application can be filled out
on-line, printed and mailed to Phillips Academy.
Students with questions are encouraged to call The Summer Session Office directly at 978-749-4400
Deadlines are very important.

( Forms and complete instructions are available online from http://www.andover.edu/summersession/instructions.htm )
The following is a summary of the steps of the application process

Obtain a form and fill it out.
Request a transcript of your high school work.
Write a brief autobiographical essay.
Request recommendations.
Submit a recent English paper (graded)
Fill out financial aid forms.
Mail all the above to Summer Session by 1 March.

Answers to admissions questions are available online from http://www.andover.edu/summersession/instructions.htm

For additional information, please contact:

Mark Schorr, Executive Director
The Robert Frost Foundation
Lawrence Library - 3rd Floor -
51 Lawrence Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
Tel. 978-725-8828