The Patrick Kerr Skateboard Scholarship
Are you an aspiring Tony Hawk? If you stick “Anarchy” stickers on those “No Skateboarding” signs, you still may be sent to the principal’s office, but at least your chances are better at getting the Patrick Kerr Skateboard Scholarship. This unusual college scholarship is given to high school seniors who promote skateboarding in their community. One first-place individual gets a $5000 scholarship, and three runners-up get $1000 each. The scholarship is given in memory of Patrick Kerr, a skateboard enthusiast and activist from Philly.
How do you get this crazy college scholarship? In addition to the usual information, you need to hand in a 500-word essay about how skateboarding has been a positive influence in your life, and hand in two letters of recommendation from adults who can attest to your skateboarding lifestyle. How do you get an edge in this crazy scholarship? You need to be a skateboarding activist, and send in documentation about your various (legal) skateboarding promotion activities.
Wondering who decides the winner of this crazy scholarship? Remember Tony Hawk? He is on the scholarship committee among other professional skateboarders. Are you reluctant to apply for this scholarship knowing that these skateboard hot-shots are making the decisions? Don’t worry, skateboarding skill does not factor in the decisions this college scholarship, and in fact they ask that you not send videos of you grinding down the handrails of your local police station.
So set aside your board and get cranking on that essay and hand out some flyers about how skateboarding is good for your health – you can find out more about this crazy college scholarship here.
