Francine M. Sider Memorial Scholarship

The Francine M. Sider Memorial Scholarship

What are the virtues of a Catholic education?  Cardinal John Henry Newman, the English theologian and author, wrote that “Faith operates by means of reason, and reason is directed and corrected by faith.”
 
Far from separating faith from intellectual inquiry, a Catholic education brings together the study of the liberal arts and sciences with a faith-based curriculum that emphasizes the Church’s social teaching.  In our Catholic schools it is the dialogue between faith and reason that drives the development of students as young thinkers and citizens.
 
Francine Sider, a member of our parish who passed away in 2015, was a dedicated believer in the value of Catholic education.  She attended Catholic schools as a young child and went on to teach mathematics at St. Mary School in Simsbury.  Mrs. Sider was an initial trustee of the St. Mary School Endowment Fund Trust.
 
This scholarship, offered in her name, is intended to assist members of the parish who attend one of the Catholic high schools in our area.
 

Specific Criteria:

Student must be a member of the Church of St. Ann
Student is currently in the in the eighth grade planning to attend
a Catholic high school in the fall of 2022
 
Essay – In 250-500 words students must write a response to the following topic on a separate piece of paper:  “What my Catholic faith means to me”
 
Applications are available online and in the Parish Office. 
Completed applications should be returned to the Parish Office or
emailed to Jane Ellen Peregrin, a member of the scholarship committee at jep325@hotmail.com.
 
Finalists will be invited for an interview with the Scholarship Committee.
 

Application deadline is April 25, 2022! 

Please direct any questions to Jane Ellen Peregrin at:  jep325@hotmail.com.