Kloser Wins Full-Ride Scholarship
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Matt Kloser is finally seeing the results of his years of work, study and community service - he's going to college next year on a full scholarship.
The single recipient in Kosciusko County of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, Kloser won a full-tuition scholarship to the Indiana college of his choice - Notre Dame.
The scholarship provides full tuition, fees and a special allocation of up to $700 per year for required books and equipment for four years.
A senior at Warsaw Community High School and student council president, Kloser said Monday it has been his lifelong goal to attend Notre Dame. He already was accepted when he was notified he won the scholarship.
"I was elated, to say the least," he said.
His parents, Jerome and Carol Kloser, were happy and proud, he said. Kloser is the youngest of six children.
Criteria for the scholarship included academic achievement, work experience, school activities, financial need, essay, personal statement of goals and volunteer and community service activities.
"There were so many qualified applicants that we anticipated spending hours making a decision, but Matt's achievements and recommendations were so outstanding, he was the clear-cut front runner," said Maureen Hall, scholarship committee chairwoman.
Kloser doesn't know for sure what career path he'll follow, and that's one reason he chose Notre Dame.
"The first year, you're not allowed to declare a major, so you can take a diversity of subjects," he said.
And that will fit with his diversity of interests, which include sports medicine, motivational speaking, communications and sports management.
Besides his academic achievements (his grade point average is 13.19 out of a total of 12), he has been involved in a number of school activities. He's on the baseball and tennis teams, in Spanish Club, a National Honor Society recipient, and a member of Future Business Leaders of America.
He also volunteers for community organizations, such as the Kosciusko Literacy Council, the Kosciusko Juvenile Shelter, the Soup Kitchen, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and others.
He's second in his class of 395 students and, in his entire high school career, he has had only two absences and no tardiness.
How does he keep so busy and still get good grades, in honors classes, no less?
"I'm really organized and I don't procrastinate," he said. "And I don't watch a lot of TV."
Kloser and the other scholarship recipients and their parents will head to Eli Lilly Co. in Indianapolis this summer, where they will meet with the presidents of their chosen colleges.
The Warsaw School Board, whose meetings Kloser attends monthly as the student council representative, applauded him Monday for his achievements. [[In-content Ad]]
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Matt Kloser is finally seeing the results of his years of work, study and community service - he's going to college next year on a full scholarship.
The single recipient in Kosciusko County of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, Kloser won a full-tuition scholarship to the Indiana college of his choice - Notre Dame.
The scholarship provides full tuition, fees and a special allocation of up to $700 per year for required books and equipment for four years.
A senior at Warsaw Community High School and student council president, Kloser said Monday it has been his lifelong goal to attend Notre Dame. He already was accepted when he was notified he won the scholarship.
"I was elated, to say the least," he said.
His parents, Jerome and Carol Kloser, were happy and proud, he said. Kloser is the youngest of six children.
Criteria for the scholarship included academic achievement, work experience, school activities, financial need, essay, personal statement of goals and volunteer and community service activities.
"There were so many qualified applicants that we anticipated spending hours making a decision, but Matt's achievements and recommendations were so outstanding, he was the clear-cut front runner," said Maureen Hall, scholarship committee chairwoman.
Kloser doesn't know for sure what career path he'll follow, and that's one reason he chose Notre Dame.
"The first year, you're not allowed to declare a major, so you can take a diversity of subjects," he said.
And that will fit with his diversity of interests, which include sports medicine, motivational speaking, communications and sports management.
Besides his academic achievements (his grade point average is 13.19 out of a total of 12), he has been involved in a number of school activities. He's on the baseball and tennis teams, in Spanish Club, a National Honor Society recipient, and a member of Future Business Leaders of America.
He also volunteers for community organizations, such as the Kosciusko Literacy Council, the Kosciusko Juvenile Shelter, the Soup Kitchen, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and others.
He's second in his class of 395 students and, in his entire high school career, he has had only two absences and no tardiness.
How does he keep so busy and still get good grades, in honors classes, no less?
"I'm really organized and I don't procrastinate," he said. "And I don't watch a lot of TV."
Kloser and the other scholarship recipients and their parents will head to Eli Lilly Co. in Indianapolis this summer, where they will meet with the presidents of their chosen colleges.
The Warsaw School Board, whose meetings Kloser attends monthly as the student council representative, applauded him Monday for his achievements. [[In-content Ad]]