Scholarships-Pompon
Mid American Pompon is proud to be able to offer two scholarship programs each year. The Mid American Pompon Senior Scholarship is a $500 scholarship awarded to up to six graduating seniors each year. The Nancy Meadows Memorial Scholarship is awarded to several overnight summer camp participants in need of financial support in order to attend camp with their team.
Senior Scholarship
Senior Scholarship recipients are selected by a panel of judges, who are members of the Mid American Pompon Advisory Board, who will score them on their academic achievements, contributions to their pompon team and sport of pompon, and community involvement, as well as their grammar and content in their essay submission.
In order to apply for the Senior Scholarship, applicants must:
- Be a graduating senior
- Must have at least a 3.2 Grade Point Average
- Download the application online
- All required application materials must be received in our office by Dec 15th.
- Applicants are required to have attended two or more Mid American Pompon events as a participant.
We are proud to have awarded over $50,000 in scholarship funds to our former performers!
Download scholarship application (PDF)
2010 Senior Scholarship Recipients
Macaire S.
- Excerpt from essay
“My experiences on Pom have allowed me to meet new people and establish many new friendships that will remain with me as I continue on to college. I discovered more about myself and the kind of person that I want to be by participating in Pom. I look forward to starting this new chapter in my life and using the skills I have acquired from Pom to help me grow into a better person.”
Jillian H.
- Excerpt from essay
“Pompon has taught me so many life lessons I would not be able to obtain anywhere else. A major lesson I have learned is the benefit of hard work. I have also been privileged enough to be able to coach a pom team of fifth and sixth graders. I am careful to set a good example for them so I can be a good role model, and I am able to pass on my knowledge of pompon, teamwork, hard work, and leadership.”
Devan D.
- Excerpt from essay
“Looking back on the road I’ve traveled, I can really visualize how much pom has really meant to me. Pompon has honestly given me its core values of strength, dedication, courage, and love. Those four simple essentials have made me blossom into a well-rounded individual and leader.”
Kelly S.
- Excerpt from essay
“These past four years on my high school’s Varsity Pompon Team have greatly contributed to the person I am today. Learning important values from my coaches, teammates, and different experiences, I have now applied these lessons to my leadership style and decision making process in order to be a good role model and lead the team to the best of my ability.”
Chelsea J.
- Excerpt from essay
“I can honestly say that pom has made me a better person, and has a lot to do with who I am today. I feel immense gratitude to my team, my coach, and to those special people who have been role models to me through the years without even knowing it. I now have a very strong work ethic and an intense drive to succeed as a result of my sport.”
Katie O.
- Excerpt from essay
“My own experience on a pompon team has taught me leadership , teamwork, sportsmanship, and most of all it has helped me create myself. Every day that I look at my team I want them to love pompon just as much as I do because I want them to grow and learn just as I have. I have learned life lessons that will stick with me forever.”
Nancy Meadows Memorial Scholarship
Nancy Meadows was a long-time pompon coach, who continued her love for the sport of pompon as an Administrative member of the Mid American Pompon staff. Nancy was a mentor to coaches, campers, and Mid American staff members. After a battle with breast cancer, Nancy passed away in 2006. Nancy’s husband, Dr. Robert Meadows has graciously created the Nancy Meadows Memorial Scholarship in memory of his wife, and her dedication to the sport of pompon. Nancy was a firm believer in sportsmanship and teamwork, and believed that Mid American Pompon’s overnight summer camps were an integral part of the pompon team experience. Several full camp scholarships will be awarded each year. Applications must be submitted by a coach. Please click on the link below for information on both the scholarship details and the application itself.
