Barnesville High School · Since 2002
Sending Barnesville's best students to the nation's best colleges.
The Class of 1979 Scholarship for Academic Excellence awards $40,000 to as many as 4 seniors each year to attend one of 109 eligible colleges and universities.
Background
Twenty-plus years of opening doors.
Since its founding in 2002, the Class of 1979 Scholarship has awarded nearly one million dollars to support academically accomplished Barnesville community students who possess the aspiration and intellectual curiosity to attend one of our nation's highest quality colleges or universities.
The Scholarship is supported by Barnesville Scholarship Fund, Inc. ("BSF"). BSF provides scholarships of $40,000 to as many as 4 students per graduating class to help cover the cost of education at eligible colleges and universities.
Mission
Find accomplished seniors. Give them the means to go far.
The mission of the Barnesville High School Class of 1979 Scholarship for Academic Excellence is to identify academically accomplished Barnesville High School seniors and to provide these scholars with the financial resources to attend one of our nation's top colleges or universities.
Enduring goals
What the scholarship stands for
To promote among all BHS students a greater respect for and appreciation of learning and the importance of a college education.- To provide BHS graduates who demonstrate exceptional intellectual strength and creativity with the resources to cultivate their talents to the greatest possible extent.
- To encourage BHS students to set high personal goals in the hope that they ultimately will achieve more for themselves, their family, their community and their country.
- To stimulate support from individuals and organizations within the Barnesville Area Community who wish to sponsor scholarships for outstanding scholastic achievement.
- To encourage scholarship recipients to give back to their community some portion of the benefits they enjoy as the result of a superior education in order that future BHS graduates may have similar opportunities.
Key dates
Apply during your senior year
- Third Friday in FebruaryApplication deadline
Submit the completed application, transcript, activities form, essay and recommendation letter to your guidance counselor during your senior year.
- By March 31Recipients notified
The Selection Committee notifies scholarship recipients no later than March 31 of the applicant's senior year.
- July 31, each yearAnnual grant request
Scholars submit the Annual $10K Grant Request Form by July 31 of each year they are eligible to receive the grant.
Recent scholars
Where our scholars are heading
- 2026Ben EberhartThe Ohio State University
- 2026Lydia FuchsThe Ohio State University
- 2026Brady GallagherThe Ohio State University
- 2025Luke TaylorMiami University Honors College
- 2024Anna EberhartMiami University Honors College
- 2024Tate SpangenburgThe Ohio State University
Donate
Funded by the Class of 1979, and by friends like you.
Funding for BSF has been made possible thanks to donations from alumni of the Barnesville High School Class of 1979.Barnesville Scholarship Fund, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, so your gift is tax deductible.
