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Freshman Art Scholarships at Roger Bacon

Art Scholarships

Roger Bacon is also very fortunate to have a thriving arts program, which includes the opportunity for incoming freshman to earn scholarships for their work in both fine and performing arts. These scholarships are one year scholarships, and the application details and criteria are below.

The Clifford & Betty Dannenfelser Art Scholarship

We encourage 8th grade students to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to win a scholarship for creating beautiful art.

Art Scholarship Rules

  • Scholarships will be awarded for the 2025-2026 school year, which will be applied to 9th-grade tuition only.
  • In order to enter the competition, applicants must complete the following portfolio of works by January 8, 2024:
    • Create a self portrait. Portrait should be of your head and shoulders completed in pencil or ink. Shade the drawing.
    • Create a drawing of 3-5 objects placed together in a group. Draw them carefully, paying attention to objects sizes, shapes, and tones. Shade the still life drawing.
    • Include drawings, paintings (in color), collages, crafts (clay, fabric, papier-mâché) or small sculptures if available that show your personal style and creativity.
    • The above should be created on plain paper. No lined, ruler paper, please.
    • No Cartoon drawings, please.
    • Work should be your best art pieces.
  • Applicants must bring the above portfolio and a complete application to the main office at Roger Bacon High School on or before January 3, 2025. Work should be placed in a manila mailing envelope or a paper/plastic portfolio.
  • Applicants are responsible for picking up their portfolios at Roger Bacon High School. Portfolios should be picked up by the end of January in the main office of Roger Bacon High School.
  • Winner must register to attend Roger Bacon for the 2025-2026 school year and must schedule art for their freshman year. It is strongly recommended the student take at least one art course each of the following school years.
  • The Judges’ decision of winners is final.
  • Only the winners will be notified in January.

For questions, please contact Joe Montgomery at jmontgomery@rogerbacon.org.

Art Scholarship Application

The Ron and Carol Dauwe Performing Arts Scholarship

Awarded to a student who generously shares of his or her talents in the performing arts while exhibiting the Franciscan value of HUMILITY.

Performing Arts Scholarship Rules

  • Scholarships will be awarded for the 2025-2026 school year, which will be applied to 9th-grade tuition only.
  • In order to apply for this scholarship, applicants must choose a concentration and provide a video audition of the following by January 3, 2025:
    • Instrumental Performance – Two (2) contrasting solo pieces on preferred instrument. Each solo selection should be about 1min in length. Videos cannot be of a featured section or a group concert.
    • Vocal Performance – Two (2) contrasting solo pieces with accompaniment. Each solo selection should be about 1min in length. Videos cannot be of a featured section or a choral group concert.
    • Dramatic Acting Performance – Two (2) contrasting monologues. Each selection should be about 1min in length.
    • Complete the written application
    • If you are proficient in multiple concentrations or multiple instruments; please share your talents with additional videos and information – but make sure to still include the above minimum requirements in your preferred concentration also! (ex. two (2) contrasting pieces on solo clarinet AND a third video playing piano; two (2) contrasting monologues and a third video of a solo song from a musical; etc.)
  • Applicants must save their video recordings to a flash drive and turn it in, along with the completed application, to the Main Office at Roger Bacon High School on or before January 3th, 2025. The flash drive and application should be in an envelope addressed to Joe Montgomery with “Performing Arts Scholarship” on the front.
  • Winner must register to attend Roger Bacon for the 2025-2026 school year and must enroll in a Performing Arts elective in their respective content for their freshman year. It is strongly recommended the student take at least one Fine Arts elective each of the following school years.
  • The Judges’ decision of winners is final.
  • Only the winners will be notified in January.

For questions, please contact Joseph Montgomery at jmontgomery@rogerbacon.org.

Performing Arts Scholarship Application