Granby Democratic Town Committee Scholarship 2017

The Granby Democratic Town Committee (DTC) has this year established a $1,000 scholarship to recognize a Granby student who best exemplifies our mission, Making Granby a Better Community, and who has demonstrated engagement in the political process.

As a part of the scholarship application, students are asked to prepare an essay or multimedia presentation on the following topic:
The First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States reads: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. How do you think this right affects you as a citizen of Granby on a daily basis and what is its importance to us as Granby citizens striving to make Granby a better community given the current political climate?

To be eligible for the scholarship, the applicant must be a Granby resident, graduating from Granby Memorial High School in 2017, and registered to vote if age 17 or older. The scholarship will be awarded to a deserving student at GMHS Senior Awards night.

The scholarship application may be found online at http://dtc.ctdems.org/granby/ or by emailing granbydemocrats@gmail.com. A copy of the application is also available at the Granby Memorial High School guidance office.

Deadline is May 12, 2017 to submit completed applications to the DTC, or to the GMHS Guidance office.