A HOBY Scholarship is Available for You

Each August, The Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) of Utah anticipates awarding about 23 scholarships totaling approximately $150,000 from Utah colleges and universities. You MUST be present at the Awards Dinner to receive your scholarship.

You have a good opportunity to receive one of these scholarships IF you start NOW!

During the Leadership Seminar in May of each year as a HOBY Ambassador representing your high school, you are challenged to return to your high school and community and to make exciting things happen. Make a significant positive impact on your school or community, THINK BIG, marshal your forces, and organize your resources. We have heard of some very exciting results.

In August of the following year, ambassadors completing their junior year are offered scholarships during a HOBY Awards Dinner for having demonstrated their leadership skills. It is exciting!

We want to recognize you for what you do!

Purposes of the HOBY Scholarship Awards Program

• Provide a strong incentive for HOBY Ambassadors to provide leadership in their high schools and communities.
• Provide an opportunity for Ambassadors to report on their leadership experiences.
• Award scholarships and other recognitions for demonstrated HOBY leadership.

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As a Junior, This is Your HOBY Ambassador Leadership Year

We ask that ALL HOBY Ambassadors submit one of the following two reports about your junior year activities.

HOBY Ambassadors have TWO CHOICES:

A. A Notebook Report, has a greater chance for scholarships (submit by mail)
B. A Summary Report, has a chance for scholarships (submit by email or mail)

Submission Date: on or before July 1, as you complete your junior year.

Choice #1: Your HOBY Notebook Report

Judging Criteria and Information for Scholarships and Awards

Your Notebook Report should include the following for judging uniformity:

1. Mailed by/or before July 1 following your junior year (It will NOT be returned, so make a copy for yourself.).

2. Put all materials into a 1" white loose-leaf clear cover notebook with your own individual identification on the outside of the front cover. Neatness, attractiveness and creativity throughout counts.

3. Put all sheets into clear plastic sheet protectors.

4. Include the following: (place dividers between respective sections)

A. Title Page
Name, Address, High School Represented, Phone, your available e-mail address.

B. Contents Page
List all segments of your report.

C. Leadership positions
List leadership positions and describe positions you held during your junior year in school, church, or other organizations and how you responded to those opportunities for leadership.

D. Activities/Service
Indicate activities initiated by you as an Ambassador. Tell how your activities provided service experiences for students in your high school or community. Include applied leadership skills and knowledge learned at the HOBY Leadership Seminar; Seminar Counselor; the number of activities, approximate number of students involved; the use of, and the benefits gained from these experiences by you as an Ambassador and by your high school students.

E. Extra Curricular Activities
Describe your participation in high school extra curricular activities. List any leadership you may have been involved in.

F. Community Service
List and describe your participation in service to school, community and church.

G. CLEWs, Kiwanis Key Club service
Describe your participation in a school CLEW (Community Leadership Workshop); reporting to a Kiwanis Club, or GFWC, Rotary, or your activities in a Key Club, etc.

H. GPA
Present an evidence of your GPA.

I. Service Hours
Indicate the estimated number of service hours you provided, and the number of service hours given by others in service activities in which you participated.

J. Documentation
Provide three letters of personal recommendation, newspaper articles, programs, copies of certificates and awards, etc.

K. Write One Page on how HOBY has influenced your life.

Your Notebook report should be typed, double spaced and supported by appropriate documentation.

Please provide a small wallet size picture of yourself.

Your Choice #2: Your HOBY Summary Report

Full Name
High School
Your Address
Phone
Email

List and briefly describe leadership positions during your junior year:
School
Community
HOBY CLEW
Church
Organizations
Personal/Other

List and describe service activities you participated in during your junior year:
School
Community
Church
Service organizations
Personal/Other

Your GPA

Write a page on how HOBY has influenced your life.

Estimate your total service hours, and by others in service activities in which you participated during your junior year.

You may submit this report by email or mail.

Please provide a small wallet-size school picture of yourself.

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Notebook Report Judging Criteria Values

• Written report, with supporting documentation and pictures 45%
• Extracurricular activities and community service 30%
• Involvement with service organizations and CLEW?s 15%
• Personal GPA 5%
• Letters of Recommendation 5%

Qualified judges will review all submitted materials (Make yours shine!)
Make your work worthy of a scholarship.
This is your year to show HOBY Leadership

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The Awards Dinner

Each August Awards will be presented to Ambassadors as they complete their junior year.

• Approximately (23) scholarships totalling about $150,000
• A Free Guest dinner for each HOBY Ambassador
• Share this moment with family and friends

So that we may make adequate plans for you to attend this awards dinner, begin now to complete your report using one of the above formats. If you have any questions, contact Geral Wilde by email, phone (801-377-8294), or send your reports or questions to Geral at 827 E. 3800 N., Provo, UT 84604.

As a HOBY Ambassador, you will be our guest for the dinner and your meal is paid for. Family members or friends who wish to attend will be $20 each. We will need to know in advance how many of you are attending by submitting your check for each person, made out to "HOBY Utah." This will be due by July 1 preceding the dinner.

Even if you feel that you may not have completed some major service activities, we encourage you to submit your report and be our HOBY Ambassador guest with your family and friends for this "OUTSTANDING" Awards Dinner.

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Start NOW--THIS WEEK!!
Develop your report each week.
Make it worthy of a scholarship.
You will never have an opportunity like this again.
Your rule of success: Leaders make exciting things happen.