Goddard School offers scholarship

The Goddard School located in Issaquah is will begin accepting applications for its annual $10,000 Anthony A. Martino Memorial Scholarship.

The Goddard School located in Issaquah is will begin accepting applications for its annual $10,000 Anthony A. Martino Memorial Scholarship.

The scholarship is given to one Goddard School alumnus each year and helps to finance the tuition of the college or university of the student’s choice.

The Anthony A. Martino Memorial Scholarship is named in memory of the founder of The Goddard School, an entrepreneur who started several other well-known franchise companies including Aamco Transmissions, Inc. and Maaco Auto Painting and Bodyworks, Inc.

The application deadline for the scholarship is Feb. 11, 2011. Eligible applicants can access the scholarship application on Goddard’s Web site at www.goddardschool.com under the Communication tab. Students interested in applying should follow

the below guidelines:

* Applicants must be graduates of The Goddard School Pre-Kindergarten and/or Kindergarten program.

* Applicants must submit a completed application form

* Applicants must use the scholarship to attend an accredited college or university.

* Only junior and senior high school students are eligible.

* To complement the Scholarship Application, applicants may submit a video essay between 30 and 120 seconds (e.g., How The Goddard School influenced your career path/education). Video essays should be mailed to 1016 West Ninth Ave, King of Prussia, PA 19406 ATTN: Scholarship. (Video content may be used by Goddard Systems, Inc. in advertising and publicity, including broadcast and social media.)

* Relatives of Goddard Systems, Inc. or The Goddard School employees are ineligible.

* The scholarship recipient selection will be made without regard to race, age, gender, religion, political beliefs, employment status or any other factor which could constitute unfair or illegal discrimination.

* Decisions of the Scholarship Committee are final in matters relating to the above practices.

* Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of funds available and applicant eligibility.

To learn more about The Goddard School, or about the Anthony A. Martino Memorial Scholarship, families can visit

www.goddardschool.com.