Who can become a Roan Scholar?
Student Characteristics:
A leader. Someone respected and admired in high school by faculty and peers alike. Someone others turn to when a difficult task must be accomplished. Selection is made on the basis of character, leadership, scholarship, and physical activity. Successful candidates need not be the students with the highest grade point average in the school, since nominations for the scholarship are based solely on ability and reflect well-rounded students with the highest potential. Financial need is not a factor.
Eligibility:
High Schools in the following counties may nominate:
In Tennessee: Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington; in North Carolina: Ashe, Avery, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga, Yancey; in Virginia: Lee, Scott, Washington.
Note: the graduating class must have at least 25 students (as calculated in the second semester during the preceding junior year) in order to be considered as eligible nominating high school. Eligible high schools receive an information packet with nomination materials and further details each August.
