Jefferson County Historical Society

The Jefferson County Historical Society Offers its annual $500.00 Scholarship to current Jefferson County High School Juniors and Seniors.

The Jefferson County Historical Society Offers its annual $500.00 College Scholarship for books and required supplies to current Junior and Seniors at Jefferson County High School and Lakeway Christian Academy.
The stated purpose of the Jefferson County Historical Society, Inc. is to promote an interest in and the dissemination of knowledge of the history of Jefferson County, Tennessee. The scholarship program was implemented to
help fulfill that objective. The Historical Society members are pleased to be able to financially help a college bound student while stimulating an interest in Jefferson County history. The scholarship essay program is limited to current Juniors and Seniors at Jefferson County High School and Lakeway Christian Academy.

The essay must be typed and double spaced on 8 ½ x 11 unlined paper. The format will be a 1000+ word essay on any aspect of Jefferson County, Tennessee history. The text can be from the student's own perspective on the history of family, community, church, school, artifacts, documents, etc. Footnotes and references must be included. A cover page is needed and a
number will be assigned to each paper to ensure anonymity and fairness in the judging process. An essay on family must be written in third person in a manner not to identify the author. Entrants will provide a statement giving permission to publish the essay. A judging panel will be selected by the Scholarship Committee. Each essay will be judged on content, organization, grammar, effect, and overall evaluation.

Deadline for submission of the essay has been set for April 14th. Applications and entrant numbers are available from the school guidance office. For more information contact Rob Beuch, committee chairperson at (865) 399-2285 (call or text) and/or rbeuch@gmail.com

For More Information or to Enter contact:

Coordinator
Rob Beuch
rbeuch@gmail.com

Participant Contact
Amber Ogle
aogle@jcboe.net
Jefferson County High School
115 West Dumplin Valley Road
Dandridge, Tennessee 37725
(865) 397-3182

Participant Contacts
Michelle Minor
kminor@lcstn.org
Alani Staples
Astaples@lcstn.org
Lakeway Christian Academy
3720 Roy Messer Highway
White Pine, Tennessee 37890
(865) 761-0522

Previous Winners

1998 Tina Lusk

1999 Kim Thorson

2000 Lori Jones

2001 Andrea Sellers

2002 Sarah Kay

2003 David Gentry

2004 Megan Hansel

2005 Ben Pewitt

2006 Jocelyn Mayes

2007 no entry

2008 Rebecca Pewitt