Undergraduate Scholarships

Scholarship applications will be accepted from all senior students of Putnam City schools who meet the scholarship requirements.

• Carol Casey 

This $1,500 scholarship is awarded to a Putnam City senior who intends to study for a health service degree in college

• .Clay Culver

This $500 scholarship is awarded to an outstanding 9th grade student attending Putnam City North.

• Dorothy Nixon

This $500 scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior of Putnam City schools who benefited from the PEAK/Gifted & Talented program during elementary school and plans to pursue a career in teaching.

•  Roger Barrios

This $250 scholarship is awarded to a Putnam City North senior who wishes to pursue a career in engineering, chemistry, physics, biology or technology.

Author Matt de la Pena Visits Putnam City High Schools

Recently, the Putnam City District High Schools welcomed Matt de la Pena, an author who started life in a “have-not” area on the coast of California as a basketball player that nobody really noticed. After winning a basketball scholarship to the University of the Pacific, Matt discovered his real passion-writing. And writing is what he did! His first novel, Ball Don’t Lie, was named a “Best Book for Young Adults” by the American Library Association.
As one Putnam City student wrote, “His life story relates to mine. He didn’t like to read but now he is an author and that’s how I am. The advice and feeling of caring he shared with us made me feel better and made me more insightful into my poetry and story writing. His visit inspired me to make something of my writing, making me proud to call myself a poet.”
Ellen DeFehr, Library Media Specialist at Putnam City High School wrote, “I saw students risk being made fun of by their peers to ask questions about their own writing experiences. I saw hope and confidence in the face of a non-reader who read one of Matt’s books and came back to ask for another.