Adams Scholarships Awarded Today

Today, the John and Abigail Adams Scholarships were presented to the approximately 50 Medway High Students who earned this award.

The John and Abigail Adams Scholarship provides a tuition waiver for up to eight semesters of undergraduate education at a Massachusetts state college or university. The scholarship covers tuition only; fees and room and board are not included. The scholarship must be used within six years of a student's high school graduation.
Massachusetts public high school students become eligible for the scholarship when they:

• score at the Advanced and Proficient levels on grade 10 MCAS tests in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. (A student must earn a score of Advanced on the ELA or Mathematics test and a score of Proficient or higher on the other test); AND
• have combined scores from the MCAS ELA and Mathematics tests that place them in the top 25 percent of students in the graduating class in their district.

Scholarship eligibility is based on each student's first attempt at taking the grade 10 MCAS tests in ELA and Mathematics. In order to receive the scholarship, a student must be enrolled in a Massachusetts public high school in his or her senior year. Students who qualify for the scholarship will receive award letters and further information in the fall of their senior year.

Congratulations to Adams Scholarship winners for earning this award!

If your child brings a copy of the letter home, I advise you to make copies. The letter has to be submitted each year of enrollment. Read the letter for details.

Beginning with the class of 2016, a student's score on a high school Science and Technology/Engineering (STE) test is being added to the eligibility criteria for the Adams Scholarship. Therefore, the score for a grade 9 student who takes an STE test in 2013 will count toward his or her scholarship eligibility. For more information, please check here: http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/adams.html