Bettendorf Hy Vee Citizenship

The endowment which supports this scholarship began when 2009 Pleasant Valley graduate, Thomas Graham, won the Smiles for Education award from HyVee. As part of this award, Pleasant Valley High School was given $5,000 to use in support of educational programming. District officials discussed the idea of using this money to help endow a scholarship with The Pleasant Valley Educational Foundation with those at the Bettendorf HyVee Store. Because of the Bettendorf HyVee Store’s commitment to education and the community, additional funds were secured from HyVee, Inc. to endow the scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to a Pleasant Valley graduate who exemplifies the HyVee values of friendliness, helpfulness, integrity, dedication, and community involvement.

Criteria to Apply:

Be a graduating senior of PVHS who plans to attend a two-year or four-year college
Applicant must have a GPA and college entrance exam score predictive of college success
Demonstrated the important values of friendliness, helpfulness, integrity, dedication and community involvement during their high school years

Scholarship Personal Statement/Essay:

Choose any one of the core Hy-Vee values honored by this scholarship (friendliness, helpfulness, integrity, dedication, or community involvement) and explain how this value has been important in your life.

Past Scholarship Recipients

2020 Evin Ersan
2019 Tyler Olswold
2018 Emma Hartz
2017 Kelsey Borbeck
2016 Simran Sharma
2015 Rachel Basala
2014 Olivia Wright
2013 Dominic Cassatt
2012 Kyle Akker
2011 Erin Holst
2010 Sarah Davis

Bettendorf Hy Vee Citizenship Scholarship