Current Student Scholarships

This scholarship is for seniors only.

• Application Deadline: December 12, 2025
• Apply for 1 out of 2 Scholarships -- $2,000.00 each
• Address letters to: President of Kansas Arborists Association

Mail Application to: 
Kansas Arborists Association
4703 K 177 Hwy.
Alta Vista, KS 66834

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Must LOVE Aquinas!

This $2,500 scholarship is awarded to an upper-class student who enthusiastically embraces everything Saint Thomas Aquinas offers.

Criteria: Established to honor one high school student entering the 10th, 11th, or 12th grade. Students eligible for the scholarship must meet the following criteria: 

1. Demonstrate an enthusiastic spirit for the school:  Be a loud and proud supporter. Attend games enthusiastically, start cheers, and encourage friends to attend the games. In the student section, make it the most energetic.
2. Lead by example: Whether you wear school colors, engage in friendly competition, or congratulate athletes, embody the competitive yet respectful spirit of Saint Thomas Aquinas.
3. Be open to attending the Kairos retreat as a senior: Committing to the retreat shows maturity and a willingness to grow spiritually. 
4. Show kindness and generosity in everyday actions: Volunteer - get involved in service projects, school events, and community outreach. Support classmates - Small gestures matter, whether checking in on friends, helping someone with a tough day, or standing up for others. Lead by kindness - show patience with teachers, enthusiasm in group work, and encouragement toward peers.

Timeline:
Beginning in November 2025, the Saint Thomas Aquinas Executive Student Council will nominate up to five students. Each student will receive an application. In addition to the nominated students, any student currently in grades 9 - 11 may apply.

Scholarship Application

The Wendy Paradise Memorial Scholarship honors Wendy Paradise's life. She was a devoted mother, wife, sister and friend. Over her life, Wendy cultivated a diverse group of friends she treasured dearly. She accepted her friends where they were and was fiercely loyal to their hearts. To have Wendy in your corner was to have an ally for life. Wendy only knew how to serve and disliked being served. Wendy fought the last 201 days of her life with the same zeal she lived with her first 63 years: never give up, never give in.

The Wendy Paradise Memorial Scholarship is to be awarded to two current students who want to make a difference in the lives of others around them.

Requirements:

• Student must have a clean disciplinary record
• Student must submit one letter of recommendation from a faculty member
• Student will be required to interview with Sam Paradise, '03, Director of Community Relations

Scholarship Application

This scholarship is for current students only in grades 9-11. Applications are due no later than February 1, 2026.

Up to four students will receive a $2,500 scholarship to be applied to tuition for the following school year.

Eligibility Requirements:

• A minimum of one teacher recommendation letter
• Current academic transcript
• Book reports for each of the two novels read from the designated list.
  • All book reports must be handwritten. 
  • The chosen book must be outside of English class readings.
  • Each book report should be approximately 500-600 words.
  • The report must showcase student reflections and analyze the chosen novel thoughtfully and creatively.

Click on the application link to view comments on what the book essay should contain.

Scholarship Application

In honor of Stephen Fulk, Saint Thomas Aquinas Class of 1994. 

Established to assist one rising senior.  Students eligible for the scholarship must meet the following criteria: 

• Complete the Scholarship application
• The family must demonstrate financial need
• The student must be entering the 12th grade
• The student must be a member of the National Honor Society
• The student must be interested in Science, Technology,  Engineering, or Mathematics
• Is enrolled in the fourth year of science or mathematics
• Have a letter of recommendation from a faculty member from one of the above classes.

Scholarship Application

This scholarship is established to help families who desire a Catholic education but whose financial need makes tuition prohibitive.

Five scholarships will be awarded to eligible students who:  

• Complete the Application process.
• Create a FACTS account in Grant and Aid.
• Demonstrate financial need.

Scholarship Application

This award is established to assist one student from any grade level each school year who shows financial need. Eligible students must complete the application and demonstrate financial need.

Start the application only after you have completed the Application process.

Scholarship Application

This recognition acknowledges a student's unique attributes who juggles the rigorous academics at Saint Thomas Aquinas, specifically in math, while excelling in the Performing Arts.

The donor recognizes the challenges for students to think creatively while scheduling classes. The scholarship is awarded to a rising senior who has chosen to incorporate Performing Arts in their curriculum since arriving at Saint Thomas Aquinas (either as a freshman or transfer student.)

This student shall have:

• maintained academic progress.
• represented the Core Values of Saint Thomas Aquinas.
• exhibited financial need for tuition assistance. 

Scholarship Application

The scholarship will be awarded to one student entering their senior year and enrolled in a fourth year of science. Your family must demonstrate financial need.

Scholarship Application

The Augustine Scholarship provides tuition assistance to families who exhibit financial need and a desire for their students to receive a Catholic college-preparatory education.

A nominated student will exhibit academic rigor, good sportsmanship on and off the court, team participation, a deepening and broadening of their Christian / Christ-like efforts and show emerging leadership skills.

You may apply if you are active in a Kansas State High School sport, are involved in theatre or music, and your family has demonstrated a financial need. 

Scholarship Application

$500 will be awarded to any enrolled freshman, sophomore, or junior boy who has completed his Eagle Scout Rank through the Boy Scouts of America. 

Applicants must explain their project in 500 words or less, along with the outcome and how it will (or has) impact our community.

Click the button below to access the scholarship application.

Special Commendation Scholarship Application

$500 will be awarded to a freshman, sophomore, or junior girl who has earned either a Girl Scout Gold Award or an American Heritage Girls Stars and Stripes Award. 

Applicants must explain their project in 500 words or less and how it made an impact and lasting change in our community. 

Click the button below to access the scholarship application.

Special Commendation Scholarship Application