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2012-13 SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST

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THE LESSON CENTER SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST RULES

  1. You need to write an essay of 500 words or less stating why you love music.  We want to know what makes you excited about music and why you think our school is a great place to take your lessons.
  2. Entrants do not need to be current students of The Lesson Center.
  3. Scholarships awarded must be used at the location indicated on the student’s entry form.
  4. Students must be between the ages of 6 and 16 (on or before April 15, 2012).
  5. Three (3) music scholarships for one full-year of music lessons and three (3) music scholarships for 3-months of music lessons will be offered for each location.
  6. Music lesson scholarships will be for ½ hour weekly private lessons.
  7. All entrants must write their own essay and submit it in their own handwriting.  Typed essays will not be accepted.
  8. Entrants will not include their name on their essay, but on a separate sheet provided by the school that is to be attached to the essay.
  9. Parents at the school who do not have children entering the contest will select winners.
  10. Entry essays will not be given to the judges with student’s names on them, so if a judge happens to know a student entering the contest, they can still be impartial.
  11. Essays must be received at the school office by April 15, 2012.
  12. Winners will be awarded their scholarships at a special concert given by The Lesson Center staff at the Musikfest Café on April 21, 2012.
  13. Winners give the school permission to use their photos and essays in school advertising.
  14. The school reserves the right to use portions of any entry’s essay in school advertising.
  15. Scholarships must be used for the 2012-2013 teaching year.  If a student stops lessons partway through the year no cash value for the remainder of the lessons will be given.
  16. Students receiving 3-month scholarships may opt to take six months of lessons, with parents agreeing to pay 50% of the tuition for a six-month period.
  17. Scholarships are non-transferable and must be used by April 30, 2013.