Diploma Plus

We are please to announce that 60 area high school juniors received this year's scholarship.  Recipients were recognized on May 7th and May 14th. 

The Rotary Club of San Antonio and late member Sam J. Riklin began this drop out prevention program in 1991.  The goal of the Sam J. Riklin Rotary Diploma Plus Program is to keep at-risk and financially challenged students in school until graduation.  The Rotary Club of San Antonio believes that students who are committed to achieve an education, especially when faced with adversity, are more likely to become productive members of our community.  The Club reinforces their commitment by awarding monthly $100 stipends during their senior year plus $100 upon graduation, for a total of $1000.

Rotary works with school guidance counselors to identify potential recipients during the candidate's junior year.  We require written applications to be submitted by the candidates that are reviewed by a committee of club members and local educators.  Students who receive stipends are monitored monthly during their senior year.  They must maintain at least a "C" average and a 95% attendance rate to remain eligible to receive their monthly stipend.  To date over 95% of the recipients have graduated.

Rotary Diploma Plus is a unique partnership between Rotary and the public sector to address the crisis of drop-outs in our community.  A student who makes a commitment to finish high school will be more likely to attend college. 

For more information and to find out how you can help, contact the Rotary office at assistant@rotarysa.org or call 210-222-8242, x101.

Applications for the 2009-2010 school year will be mailed to area high schools January, 2009.  Please check with your counseling department at that time for eligibility.