The Tex Hill Scholarship Program

The Scholarship

San Antonio Academy proudly announces The Tex Hill Scholarship Program which seeks outstanding young men who have demonstrated excellence in scholarship, citizenship and participation in activities and who have the potential to become leaders in the school community. The Scholarships provide tuition, fees, textbooks and uniforms to two fifth grade boys who will attend San Antonio Academy during their 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade years. The three-year Tex Hill  Scholarship is valued at more than $50,000 and will be awarded without respect to financial need. 

Application Criteria

To be eligible to receive a Tex Hill Scholarship, each applicant must meet the following minimum requirements:

·         Enrollment Status

Applicants will be young men who are currently enrolled in the 5^th grade in the greater San Antonio area.  Applications will be accepted from students new to San Antonio Academy and from boys currently enrolled at SAA.

·         Academic Performance

Applicants shall have at least a 90 average in all academic courses during their 4^th and 5^th grade years.

·         Testing

Applicants shall score at or above the 90^th percentile in Reading, Language, Math and on the Battery Composite on a nationally-normed test; or applicants shall score at the highest category in Reading, Language, Math and on the Battery Composite of the State-administered TAKS.

·         Citizenship

Applicants shall have a record of exemplary citizenship.

·         Participation / Activities

Applicants shall have a record of active participation in extracurricular activities.

·         School Visit

Applicants shall visit San Antonio Academy for one full school day.

Process

·         Each Tex Hill Scholarship application will be reviewed in January by the Tex Hill Application Committee.  This Committee consists of the Head of School, the Admissions Director, the Academic Dean, no fewer than three SAA teachers and one or more members of the Alumni Council.  Each of these evaluations receives equal weighting.

·         The Tex Hill Application Committee, voting together, selects six finalists, who are invited to the campus for a day-long school visit during the weeks of January 18-21, 2011, and January 24-27, 2011.

·         Each finalist will be interviewed by the members of The Tex Hill Scholarship Committee on February 15, 2011 (subject to change). This Committee consists of two to five members of the community who are familiar with San Antonio Academy, but who do not work at SAA or have a child enrolled at SAA.  Interviews will play a significant role in the selection of The Tex Hill Scholarship winners.

·         The Tex Hill Scholarship Committee will select Scholarship recipients based on their overall record and on their interviews with the Tex Hill Scholarship Committee.

·         The Tex Hill Scholarship winners will be announced by February 28, 2011.

·         It should be noted that the selection process will be based, in part, on subjective judgments.

Application & Accompanying Data

·         Applications will be accepted from October 4, 2010 until the deadline, January 7, 2011.  Applications which are not complete and delivered to San Antonio Academy by January 7, 2011 will not be considered.

·         Two one-page letters of application for The Tex Hill Scholarship Program will be required – one written by the 5^th grade applicant and one written by the applicant’s parent(s) or legal guardian. 

·         The one-page letters should tell the Committees about the 5^th grade boy who is making the application, including information about his academic and overall performance in school and his participation in extracurricular activities in the school, community or place of worship. Applicants should describe one example of the applicant’s positive influence on his peers in these activities.

·         The parents or legal guardians of the applicant shall submit, along with the two letters of application, the final report card or transcript for the applicant’s 2009-2010 school year, the most current report card for the 5^th grade year, the most recent record of standardized testing (e.g., Stanford Achievement Test, TAKS, etc.) and San Antonio Academy’s Application for Admission. 

·         A letter of recommendation is required from an adult with whom the applicant interacts in an extracurricular activity. 

·         Please send applications to:

Expectations at San Antonio Academy

·         The Tex Hill Scholarship winners must score a “B” average or higher in all courses, maintain a record of good conduct and participate in at least two extracurricular activities each year in order to maintain their scholarships.