College scholarship applications are now available for the Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras Scholarship program, which has awarded over $1 million to more than 1,000 local students for continuing education.
Applications can be downloaded on the Mushroom Mardi Gras website at mhmmg.org, or picked up at the Live Oak and Sobrato High School Counseling offices. Applications can also be acquired at the Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras office at 224 Tennant Station.
All high school seniors who live within the boundaries of the Morgan Hill Unified School District, attending public or private school, are eligible to apply.
The deadline for all applications to be returned to the Mushroom Mardi Gras office (next door to JoAnne’s Fabrics) or the counseling offices at Live Oak or Sobrato is Friday, March 16. Â
Last year, out of 230 applications received, 56 high school seniors were given scholarships totaling $56,000.
This year, the members of the Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras Scholarship Committee, headed by Treasurer Ron Woolf, will once again award 56 college-bound high school seniors with scholarships based on a combination of academic performance, community and school service, and need.
Two of the scholarships will be the Brad Spencer Memorial Scholarships, which are in remembrance of the founder of the Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras in 1980. Spencer served on the festival’s board of directors for 36 years. To honor Brad’s memory and long-term service, the Brad Spencer Memorial Scholarships will be primarily determined based on a student’s community service involvement, according to organizers.
Scholarship recipients will be introduced at the 39th Annual Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras Festival at a 1:30pm ceremony Sunday, May 27 at the Downtown Amphitheater. The festivities will include a presentation of proclamations from city, county and state officials as well as gifts from the Mushroom Mardi Gras Board of Directors. Each scholarship recipient will receive t-shirts from their respective college of choice and a festival souvenir t-shirt.
The 39th annual event takes place Memorial Day Weekend May 26-27 in downtown Morgan Hill.
For more information on the scholarship program or any of these services, contact the Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras office at (408) 778-1786.
