The Justin Kyle Lett, “Dream Then Do, in the Name of the Lord,” Memorial Scholarship

Open for application on November 1st.

The Justin Kyle Lett, “Dream Then Do, in the Name of the Lord,” Memorial Scholarship testifies to the legacy and spirit of VCS alumnus, Justin Lett, Class of 2007.

The Lett family and the VCS community lost Justin suddenly in 2018 at the young age of 28. The Lett family worked with VCS to start this fund in honor of Justin and his love for God, people, and the gift that is life. Justin truly lived with passion for every moment, cultivating relationships, investing in those people, and making precious memories with beautiful and eternal consequences in all our lives. Justin graduated with honors from Samford University in 2011, with a double major in marketing and entrepreneurship. He had the innate natural giftedness to imagine and create, a gift he was steadily harnessing. Justin dreamt up, penned, and consistently lived out every day the phrase “Dream then Do, in the Name of the Lord.”

Looking to apply (students)?

Students who would like to apply for this annual scholarship may do so using the application form below (if the form is unavailable, the application window is currently closed).

APPLICATION CRITERIA

The Justin Kyle Lett, “Dream Then Do, in the Name of the Lord,” Memorial Scholarship provides a merit-based scholarship to one VCS student at the high school campus who exemplifies the same values that Justin lived out: high integrity, hard-working, academically-driven, well-rounded, and a spirit of “Dream Then Do, in the Name of the Lord.”

AWARD AMOUNT

$1,000, one-time scholarship, to be awarded and distributed annually.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Student must currently be enrolled at Valley Christian Schools, high school campus (grades 9-12).
• Student must have a minimum cumulative, unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Student must demonstrate some level of “well-roundedness,” and must be a verified, committed member of a VCS athletic team or club.
• Students that demonstrate some level of “well-roundedness” and participation in clubs, programs, teams, etc. will be given preference.
• Student must complete an essay (no more than 500 words total) answering all three of the following prompts:
  1. What extra-curricular programs – athletic and otherwise – are you involved in, inside and outside of VCS?
  2. Share a brief testimony of your relationship with the Lord.
  3. Explain how you live out the “dream then do, in the name of the Lord” creed, through the calling God has placed on you and your life, and through the gifts He has given you. How do you pursue your God-given creative pursuits with integrity, passion, honor, relentlessness, unwavering conviction, and love?

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLY

• Complete the form below.
• The application window is from November 1st to January 31st.
• The recipient will be notified by the end of February.
• The scholarship will be awarded by the end of May.
• This scholarship is for a student’s VCS tuition. If necessary, the scholarship may be credited to the following school year. Only if a senior is already paid in full will the tuition be passed along toward their college tuition.

Please note: The award may be credited toward the family’s overall school balance. 

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