Gwinnett Alliance for Gifted Education
Student Awards and Scholarships
2017 Selection Procedures
Also available on GAGE website: http://gwinnettgifted.org/
The Gwinnett Alliance for Gifted Education is pleased to announce that we will once again
sponsor the Student of the Year (SOY) awards, Summer Scholarships and Graduating Senior
Scholarships for students of the GCPS Gifted Program. Recipients will receive invitations
and be recognized at the awards ceremony on April 25, 2017, at the Gwinnett Environmental
and Heritage Center in Buford.
GAGE Student of the Year Award Each school in GCPS may select a student who has made the most of experiences in the
gifted program, has made a positive impact on the learning experiences of others, and/or has
served the school in significant ways. Each school will determine the criteria and process by
which the student will be selected. School will send the 1) student’s name as it should appear
on the certificate plus 2) phonetic pronunciation along with 3) name of the school and
4) contact teacher for student to [email protected] by March 22, 2017.
Instructions for all essay submissions for scholarship applications:
Put your 1) name, 2) student number, 3) school, and 4) homeroom teacher on your essay.
Submit typed essay responding to the appropriate prompt given below, 300 words or less, to
your school, since there is a limit of two submissions per school. Essays the school selects
must be submitted digitally to GAGE by March 22, 2017, at [email protected]
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GAGE Elementary Summer Scholarship Award (K-5th grades) - $100
Refer to the book Ish by Peter H Reynolds; the site below has a read aloud version.
https://safeshare.tv/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DApvQWsgS9NM
Essay Prompt: Why is it important to view the world with your own eyes instead of viewing it
through someone else’s?
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GAGE Middle School Summer Scholarship Award (6th-8th grades)- $100
GAGE High School Summer Scholarship Award (9th-12th grades) - $100
Refer to the book Ish by Peter H Reynolds; the site below has a read aloud version.
https://safeshare.tv/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DApvQWsgS9NM
Essay Prompt: “I would rather see the world through my own two eyes than through the filter
of a hand held device? “ How does this quote affect you now and in the near future?
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Two awards for graduating seniors (12th graders) ONLY
Ruth Cowan Scholarship Award (graduating senior) - $500
Annette Eger All Children Are Gifts Scholarship Award - $500 (Applicants for this award must be
Twice Exceptional, graduating seniors.)
Essay Prompt: What stimulates you to improve and how will you remain true to yourself in
the process of change?