October 17, 2012 - Concord Dollars for Scholars Information Distributed to All Interested Seniors (Click here for Road to Scholarship Timeline)
November 30, 2012 - The Dollars for Scholars raffle drawing was at noon during lunch at the high school.
Concord Student Board Member Taylor Reverman pulled the tickets from each of the buckets.
Raffle Gift Card Winners:
Meijer -- Dana Feldman. Ticket was sold by Rebecca Lucas.
Best Buy -- Anderson Arreola. Ticket was sold by Miriam Hernandez.
University Park Mall -- Debra Bankowski. Ticket was sold by Emily Egendoerfer
March 2013 - Concord Dollars for Scholars Phone-A-Thon Raised over $21,000
April 2013 - 1st Batch of Legacy Bricks are Installed
Pave the way for our Concord High School Students by investing in a personalized brick that will last forever inside the entrance to Jake Field. The 2nd batch will be ordered May 1st to be installed by graduation! Click here for Legacy Brick order form.
Concord Dollars for Scholars Awards Breakfast - May 10, 2013
One Hundred and seven Concord Senior Dollars for Scholars scholarship winners were pleasantly suprised when Board President, Mike Schoeffler announced that the award amount would be $600 for each student. The Board had a successful year in fundraising - thanks to the generosity of administrators, teachers, and the community, and was able to increase the award amount by $100.
Thank You to our Graduating Board Members - May 20, 2013
Junior student Board members, Luis Sotelo and Madison Cramer, present retiring senior Board members, Trevor Warren and Taylor Reverman their certificates during the last Board meeting of the school year.. The Board thanks them for their leadership and efforts over their two-year term and wish them the best in their next endevors
Brick Program Presents Concord Dollars For Scholars with Check - June 11, 2013
Elkhart, IN-June 11, 2013. In a presentation following the final Board meeting of the school year, organizers of the Legacy Brick Program presented the Concord Dollars for Scholars program with a check for $4,000 at Jake Field, Concord High School's football stadium.
The Legacy Brick program is a joint fundraising effort between the Concord Dollars for Scholars program, the Concord Music Department and the Concord Athletic department. Bricks are being sold for $100 per brick with an opportunity for personalized messages on each. Bricks are being placed in the ground at the front gate of Jake Field.
"This donation will enable Dollars for Scholars to continue to grow its scholarships to graduating seniors," stated Mike Schoeffler, Board President. "We are grateful for first run of the Legacy Brick program and all involved in making this program extremely successful."
Concord Community Schools is still accepting applications for the next section of bricks to be laid in the ground in the fall. For more information on purchasing bricks, please visitwww.concord.dollarsforscholars.org or call the Concord Athletic Office at 574-875-6524.
July 18, 2013 was the 5th annual golf outing (4th named for Larry " Jake" Jackowiak ) sponsored by Concord Dollars for Scholars. A hundred and twelve participants registered and enjoyed the beautiful day and the Bent Oak Golf Course. Twenty-two volunteers pitched in and registered the 30 foursomes, organized the raffle and sold mulligan tickets. There were also 26 hole sponsors from the community. George Dyer, Concord Dollars for Scholars Board Member and Golf Outing Chairman commented on the event results, "Thanks to everyone for making it a successful day. Honoring Jake - a tireless worker for our district, and for a great cause, these events have provided additional scholarships for 28 more kids in our community."
Concord Dollars for Scholars launched "The Shirt".
