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San Bernard Watershed
Scholarship Program
Deadline: April 15, 2012
For more information contact
nancy@sanbernardriver.com
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Starting with the 2012 High School graduating class, the Friends of the River San Bernard $5,000 scholarship program will be awarded to five seniors living in the San Bernard Watershed area who express an interest in environmental sciences. (Read about Environmental Career Opportunities). Each student will receive a $1,000 scholarship toward actual college tuition and book expenses.
Program Guidelines
2. Applicant must be an impending graduating high school senior the year the application is submitted.
3. Applicants may only submit one application to Friends Of the River per calendar school year.
4. The application process will begin no earlier than February 1st each calendar year.
5. The scholarship awards will be announced in early May each calendar year.
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6. Winners shall be present at the school’s awards ceremony.
7. All decisions made by the San Bernard Watershed Scholarship committee are final.
8. Scholarship considerations will be made from all submitted scholarship applications that met the program guidelines. Each complete application will be evaluated based on the provided documents to the San Bernard Watershed Scholarship committee
9. It is the responsibility of each applicant to keep Friends Of the River San Bernard apprised of any change of address and/or contact information. Failure to have adequate information will disqualify a submitted application.
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Friends Of the River Ranger Youth Program
is an education program for students to raise their awareness of the San Bernard River and its environmental concerns.
Chairman: Adalia Maudlin
Committee: Linda Wright, Ken Wright, Mike Goodson, Bob Bailey, Susan Bailey, Nancy Kanter
To contact the F.O.R. Ranger Committee, go to
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September 2011
F.O.R. Rangers thanks their new sponsor BASF for supplying the funding for the Ranger t-shirts this upcoming school year.
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School Presentations
2011:
2010:
2009:
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May 15 - Barrow Elementary, Brazoria, Tx
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Feb. 20 - Wild Peach Elementary, Wild Peach, Tx
West Columbia Elementary School, October 20, 2011
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The F.O.R. Ranger Committee presented a program to 91 fifth grade students at West Columbia Elementary School on October 20, 2011. The committee presenting the program was, left, Linda Wright, Mike Goodson, Valroy Maudlin, Adalia Maudlin and Ken Wright. More photos |
Wharton Elementary School, May 13, 2011
The F.O.R. Ranger committee presented a program to 142 fifth graders at Wharton Elementary. Presenters were Valroy Maudlin, left, Adalia Maudlin, Suzanne Goodson, Lauren Shofner, Science Co-ordinator at Wharton Elementary, Ken Wright, Mike Goodson and Bob Bailey. Linda Wright in opposite photo. More photos |
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Sweeny Elementary, Sweeny, Tx, November 5, 2010
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The F.O.R. Ranger Committee presented the program to 165 fifth graders at Sweeny Elementary. The committee presenting was top row Nancy Kanter, left and Mike Goodson. Bottom row, Bob Bailey, left, Susan Bailey, Ken Wright, Adalia Maudlin and Valroy Maudlin. Not pictured, Linda Wright. More photos |
Stephen F. Austin Elementary, Jones Creek, Tx, May 21, 2010
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Presenters and assistants were l. to r., Bob Bailey, Adalia Maudlin, Nancy Kanter, Susan Bailey, Mike Goodson and Ken Wright. Not in picture, Linda Wright.
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On May 21, 2010, F.O.R. River Rangers presented its second May classroom program to the fifth grade students at Stephen F. Austin Elementary School in Jones Creek.
Students learned about the importance of a healthy San Bernard River watershed, fish identification and nautical knot tying. A raffle awarded three students with new fishing rods. Packets of information about the San Bernard and t-shirts were also handed out.
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East Bernard Jr. High, East Bernard, Tx, May 14, 2010
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A Friends Of the River Ranger classroom program was presented to the fifth grade classes of East Bernard Jr. High School, East Bernard, Texas on May 14, 2010.
The presenters and assistants were, l. to r., Bob Bailey, Adalia Maudlin, Nancy Kanter, Mike Goodson, Linda Wright and Ken Wright.
T-shirts and information packets were handed out to students. Four rod and reels were awarded to students whose names were chosen in a random drawing.
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