2021-2022 Season Chess Scholarship
and Senior Awards
Polk Scholastic Chess
would like to recognize graduating seniors who
have had an extended length of participation
with Polk Scholastic Chess and who have made
active contributions to their school and
community. Polk Scholastic Chess exists to
encourage academic growth through the game of
chess. As part of this encouragement for
academic growth we would like to award two
scholarships in the amounts of $1,500.00 and
$1,000.00 for continuing education.
Recipients of these scholarships will receive
the award after confirmation of enrollment in
college. Any recipient that does not provide
proof of enrollment from the Registrar’s office
for the first fall semester after graduation
will forfeit their scholarship. At the same time
fees for the semester must have been paid in the
college of your choice. If the scholarship is
not claimed within the first semester after
graduating from high school, it will be
forfeited. Checks will be mailed to the
recipients in the month of October 2022 or
later.
12/1/2021: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT for tournaments in this season:
Dear Parents and Chess Coaches,
We hope you all are staying safe and healthy during this challenging time. Just a few weeks back, we were excited at the prospect of being able to conduct tournaments this season. But our state and county again faces challenges with the new variants of COVID-19 virus.
On our Polk Scholastic Chess Board and volunteer team, we have some of our County's best healthcare professionals including doctors and pharmacists. We all opined that it is not safe at this point to conduct our tournaments. As you all know, we have over 1,000 people under one roof during our tournaments, and we do not want to compromise the safety of the kids and you all.
We know this is disappointing for all of us. We will revisit the decision later this year, and will update you by
January - perhaps it will be safe to have at least one tournament in the Feb or March of 2022.
Thank you for your continued support and participation, and in the spirit of "glass half full", we wish you a safe and wonderful holiday season!
Sincerely
Board Members
Polk Scholastic Chess