Each year IFPTE Local 12 is proud to sponsor the IFPTE Arthur
Freitag Scholarship. The Scholarship was established to honor
Arthur Freitag a long time member, Chief Representative, President of Local 12,
and a man committed to education. The
scholarship will recognize the high achievement of local graduating seniors (including
home school graduates) who are continuing to higher education.
This award is in the form of a check for $1000.00 for the first year, and
a check for $500.00 for the following academic year.
To be eligible, an applicant must be a son or daughter of an IFPTE Local
12 member in good standing, a graduating senior, including Washington Home School
(WHO), and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.8 or better.
The applicant will provide satisfactory assurance they are committed to enrolling
in the upcoming Fall Quarter at any college, university, or trade school (of their
choice).
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Union Leader Essay Contest
In addition to the annual scholarship, Local 12 also sponsors the
Union Leader Essay Contest . The essay contest is intended to
be encouragement and support of our youth in their academic endeavors.
The Union struggle goes long into the past, and it is the workers of today that
are receiving the benefits of that struggle. In order to give the people who
achieved our reality the recognition they deserve, a $50.00 dollar savings bond
is awarded to the most outstanding essay telling the story of a past Union Leader
to one 7th, one 8th, and one 9th grader. Applicants
must be currently enrolled in any public, private, or home middle school as a 7th,
8th, or 9th grader.
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