Joseph Stanley Memorial Soccer Scholarship Fund

Criteria: Separate application; Stanley family chooses recipient. Download Application

Amount: $5,000

The Joseph Stanley Memorial Soccer Scholarship Fund provides a one-year $3,000 award to an Orange County High School graduate who plans to attend university, community college or trade school. Recipients must hold a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and must have been a member of the Orange County High School varsity soccer team. The scholarship may be used to pay for tuition only.

Joseph “Joe” Stanley began playing soccer at the age of five. He played several different positions, but he settled on the goalkeeper position as he entered his teen years. He attended soccer camps to hone his skills as a goalie, and he was playing on the Orange County High School Varsity Soccer Team in the spring of 2007. He was very much a team player.

Joe was selected to be a People-to-People Student Ambassador to Australia and would have made the journey during the summer of 2007. He was very enthusiastic about this upcoming adventure, and he was working diligently to raise money for the trip. “I will be representing my country as a young person who desires to know and understand other cultures,” Joe wrote in his application for the program. “I want to represent my country as one that loves peace. It’s also a wonderful opportunity for me to grow as an individual and explore other environments, cultures, and people.”