2026 Scholarship Requirements
Eligible applicants must meet the following criteria:
Be in the upper 50% of the graduating class
Have participated in school activities
Have school and community service
Applicant or applicant’s parent(s) must be members of the WRHS PTSA on or before December 31, 2025
The scholarship can be used at any accredited 2- or 4-year college or university, trade or technical school, apprenticeship program, or for professional certification.
The following must be included in the application:
Academic and personal achievement (GPA, honors, accomplishments)
2 letters of recommendation; one academic and one not affiliated with WRHS such as a volunteer coordinator, employer, church, Scouts, etc.
Personal Essay (1-3 pages including interests, career goals, plan to achieve goals, motivation for higher education)
Community involvement, Extra curricular activities, Work experience (positive difference)
Print out the checklist and place in envelope and return to the Counselors office marked: WRHS PTSA Scholarship no later than March 19, 2026 3:00pm.
2025 Scholarship Recipients
Mercer Clark
Kate Buckley
Kailey Mason
Joslin Baxter
Malia Weinmann
Past Scholarship Recipients
Lilly Baillie
Willem Derosier
Gabby Dow
Arabella England
Bernard Jakab
I would like to thanks PTSA for honoring me this scholarship. It is going to allow me to take my next steps into the future and help me attend Regis University. This scholarship will allow me to follow my dream in study business and finance along with playing baseball in college. Thank you PTSA!!
-Wes Miller
I am so grateful for this scholarship. It is a strong reminder for me to continue learning, working hard and making the most of life. - Hallie Greco
Thank you so much for providing me with this scholarship that will help finance my future education. As an involved student at Wheat Ridge High School I know the importance PTSA has on the school and community and this scholarship is a perfect reflection of that. I am grateful for this scholarship that is able to help fund part of my books, room and board expenses at the University of Arizona where I will be attending in the fall as an honors student. - Teagan Watkins
The PTSA scholarship is important to me because any amount of money awarded to me is a huge helping hand on my goal to reach a higher education. The PTSA scholarship is especially important because it is coming from my own community here at Wheat Ridge and that means a lot to me. The PTSA does a lot to help out around the school so it feels great to be recognized by them. - Ian Abo
The receipt of the Wheat Ridge PTSA Scholarship is incredibly meaningful to me, not only as financial aid, but as a vote of confidence in my abilities and as recognition of my dedication and success throughout high school. It is a testament to the Wheat Ridge PTSA's commitment to serving students that it has been able to help me pursue my post-graduation plans at the Colorado School of Mines and my dream of becoming an engineer. I know that their support will go a long way in supporting my goals and will help put me on a path not only towards success, but also to eventually paying these gifts forward to the great Wheat RIdge community.
- Tyler Burt