Arlington Memorial
Guidance Department
AMHS Guidance Office
Joanna Lederer-Barnes, Guidance Director ● 375-2589 ext. 106 ●
Local Scholarship List
PLEASE BE AWARE that some of these deadlines are APPROXIMATE, as many of these organizations have not yet released their 2021 information. You MUST check the deadline as it gets closer. Most organizations use the same application from year to year, but some change parts of their application. Please check for updated versions of the applications in the spring.
● Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship
Deadline: November 15
Amount: Varies. Same application may also make you eligible at the state and national level.
Requirements: High school senior and U.S. citizen.
To Apply: Online at enf.elks.org/mvs
● Berkshire Bank Scholarship
Deadline: January 31 by 11:59 p.m.
Amount: $2,500
Requirements: GPA of 3.0 (85) or above, pursuing a two- or four-year degree from an accredited non-profit college or technical school, gross family annual income under $100,000
To Apply: Online at berkshirebank.com/scholarships
● Rutland Area Medical Community Scholarship
Deadline: March 15
Amount: $1,000
Requirements: Acceptance into an academic program in the healthcare field
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Heritage Family Credit Union
Deadline: March 26 by 5:00 p.m.
Amount: $1,000
Requirements: Attend a high school within the HFCU field of membership, plan to attend an accredited college or trade school, exhibit leadership
To Apply: Online at hfcuvt.com/Personal/Youth-Accounts/scholarships
● Eagles & Eagles Auxiliary
Deadline: March 31
Amount: to be determined
Requirements: All students are eligible. Factors taken into consideration include character, community service, academic accomplishments, and financial need.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Daniel Maneely Scholarship Fund
Deadline: April 1
Amount: $5,000
Requirements: Must have been accepted into college in an Engineering Technology field.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Federated Church Scholarship
Deadline: April 15
Amount: to be determined
Requirements: All AMHS seniors are eligible to apply. Applicant is chosen based on achievement, community service, educational goals, and financial need.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) – Philip Kelleher and John West Scholarships
Deadline: April 16
Amount: to be determined
Requirements: All students are eligible.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Miles Lumber Company Scholarship
Deadline: April 19
Amount: $500 (awarded to two seniors)
Requirements: GPA of 80 or higher, extra-curricular activities, community service
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Ed Sossi Memorial Scholarship Award (Knights of Columbus)
Deadline: April 23
Amount: $1,000
Requirements: Applicants must be planning to attend a trade or technical school.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Ted and Adeline Lenczowski Memorial Scholarship (Knights of Columbus)
Deadline: April 23
Amount: $1,000
Requirements: Member of the Christ Our Savior Parish in Manchester and planning to attend college.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Prospect Rehabilitation Scholarship
Deadline: April 25
Amount: $500
Requirements: Planning to attend a four-year college to prepare for a career in a healthcare field.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Rotary Club of Manchester
Deadline: April 30
Amount: $500
Requirements: 2.5+ GPA (80). Character, effort, academics, community service, and financial need.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Scott Thomas Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: April 30
Amount: to be determined
Requirements: Student must be planning to attend a tech or trade school, or other job training.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Arlington Nursing Service Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: May 1
Amount: $1,000 for each year of study
Requirements: Be a resident of Arlington, Sunderland, or Sandgate and be seeking further education in nursing or another health related field.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Battenkill Grange #487
Deadline: May 1
Amount: $500
Requirements: Students must be a resident of Arlington, Sunderland, or Sandgate and be seeking further education in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, nursing, or teaching.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Joe Corey Memorial Scholarship Award
Deadline: May 1
Amount: $2,500
Requirements: Must have received a varsity letter in any sport.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● John Werner Soccer Scholarship
Deadline: May 1
Amount: $100 awarded to one girl and one boy.
Requirements: Student must have played varsity soccer at AMHS and have shown a strong work ethic, academic success and good sportsmanship. The student does NOT have to play soccer in college.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Red Mountain Lodge #63 F&AM
Deadline: May 1
Amount: $1,000 if awarded to one student; $500 if awarded to two students.
Requirements: Any student who has not already received a full scholarship is eligible to apply.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● William H. Burrington Scholarship / Bennington County Farm Bureau
Deadline: May 1
Amount: TBA
Requirements: Student must reside in Bennington County and have been accepted at a college or other school to study agriculture, forestry, agronomy, or an environmental program.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship
Deadline: May 8
Amount: $500
Requirements: Students must be majoring in education and planning to become a teacher.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Arlington Garden Club Scholarship
Deadline: May 10
Amount: $1,000
Requirements: Preference is given to students seeking further education in an environmental field, but anyone may apply.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Arlington Rescue Squad John Hannon Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: May 11
Amount: $250
Requirements: Student must be pursuing further education in a medical field.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Resourceful Recycling Clean Up Services Scholarship
Deadline: May 14
Amount: $250
Requirements: Must be pursuing further education in a field related to science and/or the environment.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Paul LaFountain American Legion Post #69 Auxiliary (Arlington) “Graduation Gift Award”
Deadline: May 15
Amount: to be determined
Requirements: All students are eligible to apply. Two seniors will be chosen.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Paul LaFountain American Legion Post #69 (Arlington)
Deadline: May 15
Amount: to be determined
Requirements: All students are eligible to apply. Two seniors will be chosen.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Paul LaFountain Sons of the American Legion Squadron #69 (Arlington)
Deadline: May 15
Amount: to be determined
Requirements: All students are eligible to apply. Two seniors will be chosen.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Sandy Casey Scholarship
Deadline: May 21
Amount: $2,500
Requirements: Pursuing a career in education or in service to children. Achievement, financial need.
To Apply: TBA
AMHS Guidance Office
Joanna Lederer-Barnes, Guidance Director ● 375-2589 ext. 106 ●
Local Scholarship List
PLEASE BE AWARE that some of these deadlines are APPROXIMATE, as many of these organizations have not yet released their 2021 information. You MUST check the deadline as it gets closer. Most organizations use the same application from year to year, but some change parts of their application. Please check for updated versions of the applications in the spring.
● Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship
Deadline: November 15
Amount: Varies. Same application may also make you eligible at the state and national level.
Requirements: High school senior and U.S. citizen.
To Apply: Online at enf.elks.org/mvs
● Berkshire Bank Scholarship
Deadline: January 31 by 11:59 p.m.
Amount: $2,500
Requirements: GPA of 3.0 (85) or above, pursuing a two- or four-year degree from an accredited non-profit college or technical school, gross family annual income under $100,000
To Apply: Online at berkshirebank.com/scholarships
● Rutland Area Medical Community Scholarship
Deadline: March 15
Amount: $1,000
Requirements: Acceptance into an academic program in the healthcare field
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Heritage Family Credit Union
Deadline: March 26 by 5:00 p.m.
Amount: $1,000
Requirements: Attend a high school within the HFCU field of membership, plan to attend an accredited college or trade school, exhibit leadership
To Apply: Online at hfcuvt.com/Personal/Youth-Accounts/scholarships
● Eagles & Eagles Auxiliary
Deadline: March 31
Amount: to be determined
Requirements: All students are eligible. Factors taken into consideration include character, community service, academic accomplishments, and financial need.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Daniel Maneely Scholarship Fund
Deadline: April 1
Amount: $5,000
Requirements: Must have been accepted into college in an Engineering Technology field.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Federated Church Scholarship
Deadline: April 15
Amount: to be determined
Requirements: All AMHS seniors are eligible to apply. Applicant is chosen based on achievement, community service, educational goals, and financial need.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) – Philip Kelleher and John West Scholarships
Deadline: April 16
Amount: to be determined
Requirements: All students are eligible.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Miles Lumber Company Scholarship
Deadline: April 19
Amount: $500 (awarded to two seniors)
Requirements: GPA of 80 or higher, extra-curricular activities, community service
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Ed Sossi Memorial Scholarship Award (Knights of Columbus)
Deadline: April 23
Amount: $1,000
Requirements: Applicants must be planning to attend a trade or technical school.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Ted and Adeline Lenczowski Memorial Scholarship (Knights of Columbus)
Deadline: April 23
Amount: $1,000
Requirements: Member of the Christ Our Savior Parish in Manchester and planning to attend college.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Prospect Rehabilitation Scholarship
Deadline: April 25
Amount: $500
Requirements: Planning to attend a four-year college to prepare for a career in a healthcare field.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Rotary Club of Manchester
Deadline: April 30
Amount: $500
Requirements: 2.5+ GPA (80). Character, effort, academics, community service, and financial need.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Scott Thomas Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: April 30
Amount: to be determined
Requirements: Student must be planning to attend a tech or trade school, or other job training.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Arlington Nursing Service Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: May 1
Amount: $1,000 for each year of study
Requirements: Be a resident of Arlington, Sunderland, or Sandgate and be seeking further education in nursing or another health related field.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Battenkill Grange #487
Deadline: May 1
Amount: $500
Requirements: Students must be a resident of Arlington, Sunderland, or Sandgate and be seeking further education in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, nursing, or teaching.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Joe Corey Memorial Scholarship Award
Deadline: May 1
Amount: $2,500
Requirements: Must have received a varsity letter in any sport.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● John Werner Soccer Scholarship
Deadline: May 1
Amount: $100 awarded to one girl and one boy.
Requirements: Student must have played varsity soccer at AMHS and have shown a strong work ethic, academic success and good sportsmanship. The student does NOT have to play soccer in college.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Red Mountain Lodge #63 F&AM
Deadline: May 1
Amount: $1,000 if awarded to one student; $500 if awarded to two students.
Requirements: Any student who has not already received a full scholarship is eligible to apply.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● William H. Burrington Scholarship / Bennington County Farm Bureau
Deadline: May 1
Amount: TBA
Requirements: Student must reside in Bennington County and have been accepted at a college or other school to study agriculture, forestry, agronomy, or an environmental program.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship
Deadline: May 8
Amount: $500
Requirements: Students must be majoring in education and planning to become a teacher.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Arlington Garden Club Scholarship
Deadline: May 10
Amount: $1,000
Requirements: Preference is given to students seeking further education in an environmental field, but anyone may apply.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Arlington Rescue Squad John Hannon Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: May 11
Amount: $250
Requirements: Student must be pursuing further education in a medical field.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Resourceful Recycling Clean Up Services Scholarship
Deadline: May 14
Amount: $250
Requirements: Must be pursuing further education in a field related to science and/or the environment.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Paul LaFountain American Legion Post #69 Auxiliary (Arlington) “Graduation Gift Award”
Deadline: May 15
Amount: to be determined
Requirements: All students are eligible to apply. Two seniors will be chosen.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Paul LaFountain American Legion Post #69 (Arlington)
Deadline: May 15
Amount: to be determined
Requirements: All students are eligible to apply. Two seniors will be chosen.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Paul LaFountain Sons of the American Legion Squadron #69 (Arlington)
Deadline: May 15
Amount: to be determined
Requirements: All students are eligible to apply. Two seniors will be chosen.
To Apply: Applications are available in the AMHS Guidance Office.
● Sandy Casey Scholarship
Deadline: May 21
Amount: $2,500
Requirements: Pursuing a career in education or in service to children. Achievement, financial need.
To Apply: TBA
Graduate Information
Typically 80% of AMHS students are college bound. Of that 80%, 60% enroll at four-year colleges and 20% attend a two-year college. The non-college bound students begin military services, enroll in specialized employment programs (trade schools) or enter the world of work.