Deerfield Youth Baseball and Softball Association

For the 2011-2012 school year DYBA (Deerfield Youth Baseball and Softball Association) will

once again award up to four (4) $1,000.00 college scholarships.

The following are the minimum qualifications: The student must:

1. Be a senior at Deerfield High School, or reside in Deerfield and be completing the last

year of college preparatory work at the time of application.

2. Have participated in DYBA as a player and/or umpire for a minimum of four (4) years.

3. Have achieved a minimum un-weighted GPA (Grade Point Average) of 2.8 through

seven (7) semesters of college preparatory work.

4. Additionally, the individual must not have been found to have violated the Alcohol,

Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATOD) provisions of the District 113 Code of Conduct.

These awards are made annually at the discretion of the DYBA Board of Directors and are not

renewable. There are no set criteria beyond the minimum qualifications. Each board member

independently determines those factors that are most important to his or her selection. All

board members contribute equally to the selection process.

Applications may be requested from any DYBA Board Member, are available at DHS or can be

downloaded from the DYBA web site (www.dyba.com). Applications should be submitted as

soon as they are completed. This year the application form may be submitted in three different

ways: print it, fill out the responses by hand and mail it in; fill in the blanks on your computer with

the free Adobe Acrobat viewer and then either print it and mail it; or email the completed file (for

emailed files, type in the appropriate names in place of signatures).

Recipients will be announced at DHS Honors Night and awards will be presented at a DYBA

Board meeting and / or spring DYBA baseball game.

Each application must be accompanied by your official high school transcript through seven

semesters and three letters of recommendation, one from each of the following: a high school

teacher, your high school counselor and a coach, manager or supervisor you played or worked

for in DYBA. The deadline for receiving all of the above documentation is April 1, 2012

Please note that children of current DYBA Board Members are not eligible for these awards.

Sincerely,

DYBA Board of Directors

Harry Steindler

847-940-9514

Scholarship@dyba.com