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Nutmeg Statewide PTA
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The funding source for the awards is NSPTA membership fees ($15.25 of the $20 annual fee is a contribution to the scholarship endowment fund) and any gifts to the organization. Since 2000, NSPTA has awarded over $20,000 in scholarships and grants.
| Mr. Pearson, a long-time PTA member and advocate for children, was a Boston native, graduate of Boston University and Columbia University, a World War II veteran having served in the U.S. Navy and the former chairman of the Stamford (CT) Public Schools Speech and Hearing Department. Joe was an NSPTA President and Treasurer. He died in 1998. |
| Applicants must be planning to attend a four-year college to pursue a career in service to children. Applicants are asked to write a one-page essay answering the question “How do you expect to be serving children ten years after college graduation?” |
| NOTE: This scholarship and
book stipend is only
available to students attending a school with a PTA unit that is in
good standing with CT PTA.
If your school is not a member of the Connecticut PTA, and you are
interested in learning more about the PTA, please
contact our office. Our Connecticut PTA representatives would be happy
to educate the parents, teachers, and students of your school on this, and
many of the other benefits of PTA membership. Is your school a member of the PTA? Check the following list of local PTA Units ... if your school is not on the list, contact the CT PTA Office to learn how your school can form a local unit. |
| Essay: | 5 points |
| Class Rank: | 3 points |
| School/Community Involvement: | 2 points |
| Total: | 10 points |
The application must be mailed to:
Connecticut PTA Office and received by the CT PTA Office no later than the close of business on MARCH 1. No facsimiles or e-mails will be accepted. |
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| Janet E. Petkus was the sister of Carol P. Duggan who
is a long time PTA activist and President of NSPTA. Janet died on
December 22, 2000 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile
accident. Janet had “a spirit of dedication and a willingness to dig in
and get any job done, even under trying circumstances.” said John Berg,
Chairman of the advertising agency where Janet was the Director of
Operations. Janet worked hard but leveled her efforts with a joy for
life. It is her joy for life that the family wants to celebrate through
this gift to NSPTA members. In 2004, NSPTA received notice of an annual gift from the Janet E. Petkus family created to honor Janet, Carol Duggan’s sister, and to return to the NSPTA membership the support given to them during their time of need. |
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An application form for the Janet E. Petkus
Grant is available online. CLICK HERE |
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CLICK HERE for information on becoming a Nutmeg Statewide PTA member! |
2007:
Scholarship Award: Kelly Flood, Cheshire High
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Joseph G. Pearson Book Stipend: Siri Sastry, Milford High School PTSA
Janet E. Petkus Grant: Jocelyn Belanger, University of Connecticut
2006:
Scholarship Award: Alicia Condon, Bunnell High
School, Stratford
Joseph G. Pearson Book Stipend: Alisia DiMasi,
Trumbull High School, Trumbull
Janet E. Petkus Grant: Erin Liscinsky
2005:
Scholarship Award: Daniella Simoni, Cheshire High
School, Cheshire
Joseph G. Pearson Book Stipend: Amanda Finoia,
North Haven High School, North Haven
Janet E. Petkus Grant: Byran Baker, Sacred Heart University
2004:
Scholarship Award: KRYSTYN PROVOST, Newtown High
School, Newtown
Joseph G. Pearson Book Stipend: SARAH SANTOS, John F. Kennedy High
School, Waterbury
Janet E. Petkus Grant: JESSICA WARD, Western Connecticut State University
2003:
Scholarship Award: DAVID ROMAN,
JR., John F, Kennedy High School in Waterbury
Joseph G. Pearson Book Stipend: LINDSAY SCOTT, Ridgefield High School
For more information about joining NSPTA, or for more information regarding this scholarship, contact the CT PTA Office.
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