From HAR-CO Maryland Federal Credit Union:
HAR-CO Maryland Federal Credit Union, Harford County’s education credit union, held true to its mission by awarding $15,000 in scholarships to graduating Harford County high school seniors this year.
HAR-CO has awarded the scholarships every year since 1985. Since then 229 students, including this year’s recipients, have benefitted from the program.
The process is competitive; this year there were 73 applicants. Stephen Remsnyder, HAR-CO Scholarship Committee Chairman, commented. “Our applicants have gotten very impressive in recent years. We had a good cross section of candidates.”
Applications are collected from every accredited high school in the County, and a $1,000 scholarship is available to one student from each school to help them as they start their college careers. In addition, two special scholarships are presented, one valued at $1,000 in memory of HAR-CO Board member and County teacher Edward V. Goetz to a student who plans to take up environmental studies, and a $3,000 HAR-CO Credit Union Scholarship for a student planning to attend Harford Community College. Applicants must be members of HAR-CO and submit a narrative application along with supporting materials.
HAR-CO President and CEO James Meehan explains why the scholarships matter to the credit union: “This is our 28th graduating class. We’re invested in our community. Our hope is that in ten years our scholarship winners will go on to invest in the community, too. Our experience is that Harford County graduates will go on to do important things.”
The scholarships mean different things for each student, but for all of them it’s a validation of their achievements. Tyler Stinar, winner of the Goetz scholarship this year, explains, “I live on a farm. The property we work made me interested in environmental science and now I’m going to go study that.” Tyler is the second member of his family to win a scholarship from HAR-CO, too.
Fallon Grace, winner of the $3,000 scholarship to Harford Community College, commented on her plans. “I’m going to study physical therapy, plus I’ve been accepted into the STEM program. I will be paying for college myself so this will be a huge help.”
HAR-CO Maryland Federal Credit Union awarded scholarships to all of these students:
Abigail M. Combs, North Harford High
Austin G. Tomaszewski, C. Milton Wright
Fallon R. Grace, Fallston High, HAR-CO Harford Community College Scholarship
Jennifer B. Kerr, Bel Air High
Kaitlyn M. Clifford, Harford Christian School
Kerry H. Bruso, Aberdeen High
Logenn T. Schoen, Patterson Mill
Madeleine J. Larrimore, Havre de Grace High
Madison B. Brown, Fallston High
Megan B. Rink, John Carroll School
Rebecca E. Postowski, Edgewood High
Tyler A. Stinar, North Harford High, Edward V. Goetz Memorial Scholarship
Zackary J. Valenti, Harford Technical High
For information on scholarship guidelines or credit union membership, visit any of the HAR-CO locations in Bel Air, Aberdeen, Abingdon or online at www.harcocu.org.
excellent work on the part of these students, as well as the scholarships offered by HAR-CO.
I’m sorry, I know everybody is going to say it, here I go again. Does anyone find it odd that there isn’t one African American student in the photo? Have the teachers of Harford County failed the African American students of their classes that not one is selected for a local scholarship? Is this an obvious display of racism in Harford County or HAR-CO? Once again, I’m sorry, these students that received the honor probably deserved it? But, are you kidding me?
Still playing that race card.
Sad, but if that’s all you have, not unexpected.
I apologized before I said it, I apologized after I said it because I did not want to play down the efforts of those who won the scholarship, but that there do be an awful lot of white folk getting them there free rides. I suppose you would like to rekindle our little “string him up” disagreement.
Maybe the black kids could work a bit harder unless of course you encourage we lower the bar to make sure everyone is equally included which has resulted in dummying down our entire culture. Sorry I don’t want the 9th best engineer designing the bridge I drive across just so we have the paint by number world you obviously would prefer. Congrats to the kids who won these awards because they deserve it; not because we lowered the bar.
Your entire first sentence is the most honest answer I’ve heard from you racists yet. I applaud your honesty. I agree, I want the best man suited for the job to build that bridge because I may drive across it too. The paint by number comment is typical, but since you were honest, I’ll respect your excuse for racism. I agree, Congrats to all that won. Not because the bar was lowered, but because the black kids need to try harder, blacks don’t bank at HAR-CO, no blacks applied and all the other bullshit you guys come up with.
The article states that applicants (which I take to mean their parents) must be members of HAR-CO. This certainly narrows the pool of potential applicants and winners. Most organizations that award such scholarships do so via a blind selection process where the applicants information is scrubbed (names or other identifying information is removed) so that the selection committee is basing their award on the strength and merits of the application alone. The decision to apply for the scholarship is also a self motivated process. HAR-CO has no control over who, how many, or the race of students submitting applications. Teachers have no control over who applies or who wins.
I know what you mean, last year all the applicants were white also I assume. Maybe them there teachers need to start edumacating them there black folk so they can fill out an application or maybe I could be like the rest of you and see no liabilities in educating our children about racism in schools by example, which this contest failed to do.
Teachers are usually not the ones that deal with scholarships – they just write character/reference letters when a student requests it. The job of advertising available scholarships falls on the guidance department so it’s up to the counselors to make students aware.
What on earth is wrong with people in Harford County? Is there something in the water that makes your interpretation of the English language falter? I merely stated that maybe those teachers should educate well enough so the African Americans can fill out the application. No where in my statement did it imply that the teachers are part of the selection process or are responsible for advertising the scholarship. Please, write back when you have a proper grasp of the words that are written…..
No
LOL…Blaming the teachers once again. Do you know who all applied? Ya know you have to apply first right? Get a clue. You are part of the problem…
Am I, Really dig down deep in that self righteous soul of yours and tell me that you do not see the spectre of racism all over Harford County including this little contest. Never Mind, I’m sure you’ll just lie to yourself some more and conclude that only white people bank at HARCO and that only white children are capable of winning a scholarship in Harford County. And yes, I’m sure only white people applied for this scholarship too, after all Black people never try to get free money!
If they had all been minorities would be say where’s the white person? Not I don’t think so
Well, since its not the case your point is moot. You just keep breaking off pieces of that KIT KAT bar and play the game your playing.
I’m only seeing one racist on here…
Really, I’m seeing several. When someone points out something so obvious as the sun coming up in the morning, its hard to deny what is so plain and obvious in front of your eyes. Unfortunately, discrimination is an accepted method of choosing candidates in Harford County, no matter what the situation.
No, just you. You’re the one automatically assuming that these students received these scholarships at least partly because they are white.
So now, because of you, instead of these students being rightfully congratulated on earning scholarships this discussion has turned into a race debate.
I don’t find my assumption unreasonable considering all the winners were white. I do apologize to the students that won, I’m sure they deserved it. I believe I already said that in a previous statement, Oh yeah, it was the statement that started this debate that did nothing but piss you racists off. You know how you can tell racism is a factor? Its when everyone says its not, acts totally outraged and then comes up for excuses…..
Do you know if any AA kids even applied for the scholarship?
How do you know they didn’t? Have you ever seen an African American bank at HAR-CO?
So, when was the last time a white kid got into college through Affirmative Action?
Not racist there, is it?
Once again the foolishness of another ignorant person that just astounds me. Any policies adopted as affirmative action, such as racial quotas or gender quotas for collegiate admission, have been criticized as a form of reverse discrimination, and such implementation of affirmative action has been ruled unconstitutional by the majority opinion of SCOTUS in Gratz vs. Bollinger, in 2003. The term “affirmative action” was first used in the United States in Executive Order 10925 and was signed by President John F. Kennedy on 6 March 1961; it was used to promote actions that achieve non-discrimination. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson enacted Executive Order 11246 which required government employers to take “affirmative action” to hire without regard to race, religion and national origin. In 1967, gender was added to the anti-discrimination list. Please, be quiet, you are all embarrassing yourselves.
Soul Crusher,
However, in Grutter v. Bollinger, the sister case to Gratz, the Supreme Court held, “The Law School’s narrowly tailored use of race in admissions decisions to further a compelling interest in obtaining the educational benefits that flow from a diverse student body is not prohibited by the Equal Protection Clause, Title VI, or §1981. Pp. 9—32.”
So, race can be, and still is used in admitting students.
That is because there were other determining factors other than race.
Okay, so tell me why is it associated with “black” students, and only applied for them?
Does not apply to me if I try to apply to an HBC.
You started the race comments, and now you have to try and dig yourself out of them.
No comments that the majority are white females? One is wearing white high heels…must be subliminally racist.
The court held that a race-conscious admissions process that may favor “underrepresented minority groups,” but that also took into account many other factors evaluated on an individual basis for every applicant, did not amount to a quota system that would have been unconstitutional.
O by the way, the majority of them kids are white females, all right now you can call me a sexist too. I kinda like the sound of that one…..
Lots of kids a year get into Bowie State, Morgan and other HBCU’s on full rides!
So you’re into segregation also?
JC’s comment and description reflect my own beliefs and experience. As a high school educator, I always noticed that awards given by such private organizations (commercial, fraternal, ethnic, religious, community service groups, etc.) usually went to “good” students but not the very “top,” given the organizations’ sometimes insular criteria. Institutional discrimination certainly and very sadly continues to exist, but HARCO’s record over the years frees it from the implication in Soul Crusher’s comment.
I agree, HARCO’s selections have absolutely no basis on race as I’ve stated in my previous comments. You have got to be kidding me.
Soul Crusher knows all. Who applied…the thought process behind the evaluators…etc. I’m sure he/she is a teacher and working hard for Harford Counties youth. Not some ‘know it all’ sitting at home criticizing.
Listen JOBBER, I don’t know everything, but at the same time I’m not blind. I would have never noticed the ethnicity of the winners had it not been for the photo! Just a mere glance and I was, “Blinded by the white”. Even the adults pictured were white, you would think Harford County was located in the MIDWEST or something.
Something I do find a bit funny. Is that several of the students parents are either teachers themselves or principals of school. The head of all this at Harco is a former teacher.
You are aware that Harco was founded by teachers for teachers correct? If one has to bank there to apply and most of it’s clients are teachers it would only make sense that you would see a skewed winner selection. It would be like noting that the winners of a USAA scholarship where mostly military dependents.
Doesn’t mean you have to be a teacher to belong. I have been a member of Harco for over 25yrs. I’ve never been a teacher
Very true but most of the account holders are teachers or relatives of teachers. Just like most of the USAA members are military or relatives.
I agree with CDEV, just like you won’t see the NAACP doling out scholarships to white or chinese kids… But that’s not racist, of course.
That’s because you are foolish. Why would a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People be giving out scholarships to white or Chinese kids? But, since you brought it up, there is nothing barring anyone from applying for an NAACP scholarship, except that you must be a member of the NAACP. Both Caucasians and Orientals have been awarded scholarships by associates of the NAACP because they were members, the NAACP does not actually provide financial aid, but puts applicants in contact with groups that are interested in advancing equal rights to all Americans. The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination. It was founded in 1909 and at the time African Americans were the largest group of minorities in the country being discriminated against.
Imagine how much of a badass one of these kids.would be if they ripped up their “scholarship check” and said they weren’t interested. LOL
Hell yeah, the look on everyone’s face would be priceless.
I don’t know if there were any racism in the selection of this scholarship recipient, but Soul Crusher you are right. Racism is alive and well here in this county and all over America, and their old defense is, you are playing the race card. Well until it is gone the race will be played.
you’re are right. racism is alive and well. As a white kid, they won’t let me join the black student union in college or join the Naacp. If I ever become senator, I wonder if I’ll be accepted in the congressional black caucus.
As a white kid, you would know that an African American Organization is aimed at the advancement of African Americans. I guess you would be foolish enough to apply for a scholarship to the United Negro College Fund. In the meantime, you’ll just have to settle for things like the HAR-CO scholarship, poor you…..
Charlize Theron is an “African American” being born in South Africa, and now a legal citizen.
She is white.
Twist to your argument?
She’s also face food, what is your point.
All right, I’ll answer your “stupid” question. Charlize Theron is a Caucasian, what part of Caucasian did you get out of UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND? She is not a NEGRO. The NAACP does not offer scholarships, but if you are a member they will put you in contact with organizations that are sympathetic to your quest, including Caucasians, that offer the scholarships you seek. By the way, there are Caucasian’s in this country and this state, that are not a bunch of racists and see the importance of implementing more minorities to professional positions of employment. They just don’t have too many in HARFORD COUNTY apparently!
SC, I think that is the whole problem with our PC world today. If I started an organization for the “advancement of educated white males”; I would get ridiculed, labeled as racist, intolerant, insensitive and hillbilly. I simply get tired of all these different groups crying out that they ‘just want to be equal’; but yet want all sorts of special treatment. Take the gays now, why is it newsworthy to be gay now?? They scream treat us ‘normal’ but at the same time, they scream ‘look at me!! I’m homosexual…; I’m starting to really follow this rick warren quote across all forms of difference:
“Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.”
Maybe when you are senator you could start a congressional white caucus–I think the world and media is ready to accept that….LOL
Finally, we agree on something. That’s actually a great idea.
Besides, you can join the NAACP. They will even help you find a scholarship, even if you’re white. Don’t Figure…..
I bet if the check cashing joints had a scholarship, you’d be satisfied.
OK, that was a good one. But completely incorrect because everyone knows that Latin Americans use the Check Cashing store as much, if not more than African Americans. However, I’d be completely satisfied if KFC offered a scholarship, that’s what you want hear, right! GFY…..
You complain that blacks dont bank at harco yet cry racism. Logic much?
No I didn’t, I was asked how did I know that any blacks applied in another comment. An additional comment stated that you had to be a member to apply. I then used it sarcastically in another talking point. I don’t even know if white people bank there, yes I do because all the winners were white. By the way, I’m white and I’m the one who noticed the “whiteness”.
If you suffer from white guilt to the point that you see racism without any knowledge of the facts (who applied, how winners were picked) then I encourage you to start a scholarship program of your own.
Or I could just keep on pointing out the discrimination of the local businesses, government, schools, etc. that keep African Americans oppressed by the Rich, White Republicans of our fair County, who just want to make sure their sons and daughters are forever above the African American population of the local community.
…and there it is again. You completely missed my point about Charlize. The point being that she is African American by the standard definition. She is also a caucasian.
You keep using African American as if it is a deragatory term, why? If you are implying that AA is meant to mean “people of color”, then simply saying that “black folk” are oppressed by the businesses et al, then you simply don’t make sense because you yourself are feeding into the very stereotype that you originally complained about. It seems that “black folk” feel that the connotation “people o color” only applies to them, which is selfish. There are other races that are “people of color”.
Or why the term “African”? Why call it the “homeland”? I’ll bet that more than 90% of the “people of color” who wear all the African garb and yap about the homeland, have never been – don’t pay attention in history, and are of the general mindset that because some idiots took slaves many many years go, that they today are still owed something. Why is that? Why not just instill a work ethic that ensures they have a value that preserves the ‘work for what you want’ mentality?
Yes, it appears that the scholarship winners are all white. So what.
Most hockey players are white –
Most race car drivers re white –
There was one black Ghostbuster –
The world’s most famous golfer is black – or at least in part…
Most of the better athletes entering professional sports are “people of color” (black). I fail to see how they are being oppressed by making millions per year playing sports?
As for the schools, are you trying to say that public school curriculum is biased towards whites? How? Where is that study, or proof, or outcry fon the public because only white kids are passing High School and getting into good colleges?
Finally, how racist is it that “people of color” most commonly feed into a stereotype about eating the food of a restaurant founded by a white man? That even still has a photo of the white man on all of the food containers?
Perhaps you could move to New Orleans, according to their Mayor it is a chocolate city. So the French blacks founded a city, cool. So should we start referring to the black Cajuns as “European Americans” since they are obviously identifying with that homeland over Africa.
OK, African American is the correct term to describe BLACK FOLK in America. Take that up with the Census Bureau or who ever makes that distinction, because you or I do not have the authority to correct that, nor do I wish to address it because it is pointless. I see your plight, people of color, in my opinion, can be any ethnicity. Caucasians are people of color, they are “White People”, that’s why the NAACP does not bar them from membership, as some other moron claimed. I can not conclude that I have used “African American” as a derogatory description of BLACK FOLK. I can conclude that Harford County, has a serious discrimination problem, you can’t see it because your “Color” blind. Your argument about the restaurants is so pathetic, that I can’t even discuss it. Yes, it is my opinion that the Harford County Public Schools are biased toward whites and I have seen nothing on here that has changed my opinion, including your goofy remarks. No one needs to conduct a study as the discrimination is right in front of your eyes. Once again, I refer to the “Color” blind statement I used before. Athletes can not be considered relevant to our argument, we are talking about everyday people that make up the community, not about top 2% income earners that you are alluding to. I can conclude that the statements in your third paragraph are racially inflammatory, as they imply that “people of color” have no work ethic and are lazy. I can conclude that if you are a public servant as your handle implies, that you are not fit to wear that badge.
Are you still here days later with the same chip that won’t leave your shoulder? If you’re so sure that these academic awards are race based why don’t you create your own “black” only scholarships…that way blacks can have two shots at the money. And if they don’t qualify in either case they can always apply for a Pigford check – you don’t even need talent for that.
And for the record, I like the extra crispy.
Same here.
Those unfortunate African Americans not receiving any scholarships should apply to the sheriffs office, they won’t need a college degree to be promoted right up the ranks by JB to diversify his command staff regardless of qualifications.
I don’t know about that, I do know that the Harford County Sheriff’s Department has a problem with the truth and seem to be incapable of divulging it. That the Harford County State’s Attorney Office knowingly and willingly prosecute people without divulging the truth. The Judges of the Harford County Circuit Court then knowingly and willingly allow wrongful and illegal convictions based on the fictitious facts presented by the prosecution. No scholarship will ever change this process, but just maybe, if that one minority student was allowed to succeed with the help of financial aid, they might be able to leave this disgustingly corrupt county and build themselves a better future where their constituents aren’t a bunch of white supremacists. Because they will never find it here.
In searching for potential scholarships for my son as he graduates from HS this year – I came across this thread. I was shocked at the reverse racism in this chain of conversation. Not knowing which candidates applied – how does anyone know if any students of other races even actually applied for this scholarship? and I can honestly tell you that there are 100x MORE opportunities for scholarships if you are a minority – than if you are a middle class white child. That is a fact.
Fair enough but shouldn’t your son actually look for the scholarships himself?
I quite like reading through an article that can make people think.
Also, many thanks for permitting me to comment!