2003 Rockets Scholarship Awards

The third annual Rockets Scholarship’s were awarded this year at the conclusion of the 2003 tournament season.  This years recipients were Samantha Goff who graduated Brewster High School, Brewster, NY, Kathryn McLoughlin Valley Central High School, and Kristina Milani who graduated John Jay East Fishkill High School. The graduating class of 2003 split the second year award of $2000.00 based on their years of service with the Rockets.

Samantha will be attending Francis Marion University, Kathryn, Drexel University,

and Kristina, Dutchess Community College.

Please join us in congratulating the 2003 recipients for their academic and athletic achievements.

The Rockets Scholarship Program was initiated in the spring of 2001. Our program wanted to recognize and reward our program graduates for their achievements as student athletes, and to assist them financially as they continue their education at the collegiate level.  Awards will be given annually upon our athletes’ graduation from High School and prior to their entry into College. A volunteer committee made up of representatives from each age group schedule events to fund our scholarship awards. Their tireless efforts, the generosity of local businesses, families within our program, and supporters, have made our Silent Auction Fund Raising Event a resounding success.

In May of 2001, based on funds raised at the Silent Auction, the Board of Directors voted that the 2001, 2002 and 2003 award be $200.00 for each year of service the athletes have been in our program. Future awards will be determined based on the results of Scholarship fund raising activities.

Some of the some of the Scholarship requirements / rules:

• Minimum service of two years.

• Athlete must complete the final season of her eligibility.

• Athlete must be attending college in the fall of the year they graduation HS.

• Athletes leaving the program need two consecutive years of service to bridge previous year (s) service.