Mckinney north high school gridiron club – in memory of austin york and matthew self
Gifts to the Permanently Endowed Gridiron Scholarship fund, which was started in 2004, were made through the efforts of the Gridiron Club with memorial donations for Matt Self and Austin York. These two well-respected football players that contributed to the MNHS team were crime victims and their unexpected deaths affected the McKinney community tremendously. As a response to the loss of these two young men, the community gave a large number of memorial gifts. With approval of the two young men’s parents, the memorials were the corpus for this endowed fund. The one stipulation made by the parents was that the two awards always bear the names of Matthew Self and Austin York respectively.
The Purpose of this endowment:
To support and encourage MNHS football athletes who choose to pursue higher education and to recognize the student athlete who demonstrates character traits such as accountability, integrity, a strong work ethic, responsibility as well as athletic excellence.
Below is a list of criteria that is considered favorable for this scholarship:
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High school GPA of 3.0 or higher
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Attended MNHS for at least two (2) years
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Qualified for a letter as a senior
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No UIL contract violations during his junior or senior year
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Will NOT be eligible if he has received a full academic or athletic scholarship to an institution of higher learning
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Essay Required entitled: “How Bulldog Football has prepared me for the future”
If you would like to donate to this endowment, click here.