Scholarships & Awards
“Thank you for granting me this scholarship. To me it’s more than just money. It’s both a step closer to my dream career and the recognition that you believe in my potential to succeed.”
Graduating Seniors
Our scholarships are provided through endowed funds started by alumni and friends of the Lakewood City Schools. Many of the funds represent memorial gifts that honor specific individuals, including Lakewood High School teachers or graduates. Other funds were established by graduating classes in connection with their class reunions.
Scholarship consideration is for LHS seniors pursuing post-secondary education, whether it is a four-year college/university, a two-year community college or associate program, or trade/specialty school (culinary, construction trades, IT, etc). A single application is used to award a variety of scholarships. Selected applicants are matched to the various scholarship requirements after evaluation of their application and a personal interview. Application requirements can be found in the scholarship packet.
Please note that this process is only for the scholarships administered by LREF.
LREF provides three ways for donors to provide our deserving seniors with the gift of a scholarship to start them on their way to college or other post-secondary education. Every year, LREF awards between 25-30 scholarships worth a total of $40,000 - $50,000, but we’d like to do more for more of our grads. You may make a gift to one of our established named endowed scholarships, to the LREF Student Opportunity Scholarship Fund, or establish your own named endowment fund. All scholarship gifts are invested in the Lakewood Rangers Education Endowment Fund. Donations may be added to the principal of the scholarship at any time thereby increasing the amount of the awards that can be provided. There are also opportunities for named endowed scholarship supporters to meet their scholars through annual events. To explore these options in more detail, contact Executive Director, Terri Richards, at 216-529-4033 or terri.richards@lakewoodcityschools.org.
To contribute toward building one of our established endowment funds, please click on the "Donate" button and make your contribution through Paypal. Make sure to include the name of the fund(s) that you'd like to support in the notes/comments section of the payment page. You'll be sent an acknowledgment of your contribution.
2024 Celebration of Excellence - Senior Scholarship Recipients
Middle School Awards
Each year, LREF presents awards to outstanding 8th grade students based on the recommendations from principals, faculty, and staff at Harding and Garfield Middle Schools. Three boys and three girls are selected from each middle school to receive the awards. The awards ceremonies are held at each school at the end of the school year. Criteria for selection are defined by each school’s committee but include the following: 1. academic success; 2. grade improvement; 3. attendance record or improvement; 4. participation in school co-curricular activities; 5. participation in athletics, music, art or volunteer services. The honorees MUST be students planning to enroll at Lakewood High School.
