2027 Quaker Valley Wrestling Scholarship Application

The Flaherty Fardo / Quaker Valley Wrestling Scholarship ($1,000.00) is awarded each year to one or more graduating Quaker Valley senior wrestlers who demonstrate the ability to handle adversity, both on the wrestling mat and in life. Meet our 2026 recipient and past winners.

2027 applications open January 1, 2027. The 2027 application deadline will be posted on this page.

Eligibility

Annually, a graduating Quaker Valley senior wrestler(s) may be awarded a $1,000.00 cash Wrestling Scholarship. In order to be eligible, a student must meet the following requirements:

• Complete this application timely, with answers below and supply 2 letters of support as requested.
• Be a graduating senior at Quaker Valley High School who participates in the QV Wrestling program.
• No minimum GPA (Main criteria is effort and meeting abilities both in and out of academics.)
• Demonstrate the ability to handle adversity both in wrestling and in life.

Students must submit completed applications, answers, and letters of support to Mrs. Kelly Frank, Collegiate Affairs, by the posted deadline.

Applications will be reviewed by the Flaherty Fardo Scholarship Committee and the Scholarship may be presented to the recipient(s) during Senior Scholarship Night. All Scholarships are at the sole discretion of Flaherty Fardo, and in the event that no candidate is selected in a given year, the Scholarship may or may not roll over into the next year’s candidate(s). Flaherty Fardo is not bound to select any candidate.

2027 Application

Name ______________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________
Phone Number ______________________________________________________
E-Mail Address ______________________________________________________

Please answer in a separate email or word document. Looking for sincerity, honesty and character. Please answer every question. Answer length is your choice.

1. Rate your High School Wrestling Career (1-10) overall. Explain what you did well and what you could have done better.
2. On a scale of (1-10), how do rate your academic effort? (list current GPA, any academic honors). Were there any factors that affected your GPA?
3. On a scale of (1-10), rate your leadership abilities and explain what kind of leader you have been for the Wrestling program. Give examples.
4. What do you plan on doing next year? What university, trade school or career opportunity have you applied for and been accepted to (if any)? What are your plans in the next 5 years? (if you know).
5. Wrestling is about handling adversity. Please describe what match(es) or experience(s) in wrestling created the most adversity for you and how you overcame it? We are interested in understanding how wrestling has helped develop you as a person?
6. Life is about handling adversity. Please describe an event(s) in life that created adversity and how you overcame it or describe an adversity that you are still working to overcome.
7. Please submit 2 letters of recommendation, (or a telephone reference) preferably one from a wrestling coach or certainly someone who has watched you wrestle. A second letter of reference or call may be from a teacher, family member or friend. The recommendations should directly address how you have demonstrated character through handling adversity.

*Let Mrs. Frank know which two letters of recommendation you want to use.

Good luck!