Monday, September 21, 2015

Virginia Association of Fairs Youth Scholarship Contest

The Virginia Association of Fairs Youth Scholarship Contest will be held Saturday, January 9, 2016, at The Homestead. Seven thousand dollars ($7,000) in scholarships will be awarded that day!  This is a great way for anyone who participates at the Orange County Fair (as an exhibitor OR youth volunteer) to win a great scholarship!

Youth must be age 14-19 as of 1/1/16 and be a participant or volunteer (or both!) at a VAF-member fair (Orange County Fair is a member of VAF). Entries must be received by 5:00 p.m. the firstFriday in December - hard copies only, original signatures, no exceptions. 

Contest componenets include: Prepared Public Speaking; Extemporaneous Public Speaking; Application, Resume, and Essay; Digital Symposium; and Interview.
For more information, list of rules, and packet, please see the document library in the "Blog Post Follow-Up Information" folder and it will be "VAF Application and Info 2016".