Each year, the East Brunswick Soccer Club awards its John Holland Memorial Scholarships to a deserving male and female graduating high school senior. Each winner will receive a $1,000 college scholarship and an engraved plaque. The scholarships are named in the memory of John Holland, a former coach, board member and referee.
The general criteria for consideration is (a) club participation for four years, or eight seasons, (b) to be a college-bound senior, and (c) to complete a 500-word essay on the importance of soccer or the East Brunswick Soccer Club to his or her growth and development. Students can download an application by clicking here.
The awards will be based on the essay, grade point average, SAT/ACT scores, school activities, community activities, awards and accomplishments, demonstration of need, participation in the club as a player or in another role (referee, coach, etc.) and any other criteria the selection committee deems appropriate. All applications are due by June 1 and should be mailed to East Brunswick Soccer Club, PO Box 803, East Brunswick, NJ 08816. Further information is available from Gary Kaplan, club Referees-VP and selection committee chair.
Prior winners are listed below:
2009
East Brunswick Soccer Club is pleased to announce the 2009 recipient of the John Holland Memorial Scholarship: Kathleen Chase
EBSC presents this scholarship annually to high school seniors who have shown significant involvement with the Club, in order to acknowledge their soccer accomplishments and their contributions to Club and community.
2008
The East Brunswick Soccer Club presented its John Holland Memorial Scholarships to East Brunswick High School seniors, from left, Evan Brandsdorfer, Rachel Penn and Chris Hajjar. Flanking the scholarship winners are EBSC board members Ladio Hanzes, left, and Pete Trimboli. EBSC presents the scholarships annually to high school seniors to acknowledge their soccer accomplishments and their contributions back to the club and the community. All standout varsity players at East Brunswick High School, Brandsdorfer will major in sport management and play on the soccer team at the University of North Florida, while Penn will major in biology at the University of Virginia and Hajjar will major in engineering at Lehigh University.
