2008
Jean Weil Foundation
Scholarship Finalists

Our Application Review Committee has just completed the review and ranking of all JWF scholarship applications. As a member of the scholarship committee, the 2008 group was another amazing and diverse group of future leaders. All applicants were special and are to be commended for their efforts involving the application. Strong community service commitments, academics, and JROTC careers made this another tough group to select just FIVE finalists to interview face-to-face, on-site during the upcoming Nationals. The selection of this scholarship continues to be a most difficult task that I am honor to be a part of each year along with the other board members..

As a former school teacher, I remain in awe of many of the essays, the recommendation letters by school administrators and JROTC instructors, as well as the school transcripts! I should not have been so surprised as the cadets who make themselves valued members of JROTC programs are among the finest young men and women I have ever met. I appreciate the efforts so many made in seeking this scholarship and know through reading the school transcripts, recommendation letters and the essays, that ALL will be very successful in any endeavors they chose.

Jean Weil was the driving force behind the great success of the National High School Drill Team Championships. She was forced to drop out of high school to help support her family and always wished to finish high school and attend college. She worked hard all her life and spent a great deal of her working years helping to make "The Nationals" the special event that it has become. I know she would be very proud to know the high caliber of people that applied for this scholarship.

The five individuals listed below have been selected to enter the final round of this scholarship application through an on-site interview during the Nationals. Exact times for these interviews will be during the actual day of competition at a time that does not conflict with the competition schedule of the cadet. The specific interview times are set up through SNI and the school on arrival in Daytona Beach.