SCHOLARSHIPS

Barrington Junior Women’s Club awards 2 types of scholarships each year. BJWC is one of the largest total monetary donors to Barrington High School’s scholarships for college-bound seniors. Each June, BJWC honors the scholarship winners at our last meeting of the year. It also provides the opportunity for our members to meet the winners and learn more about their community service efforts.

2024 Community Service Scholarship Winners

Breanna Brown / Zaina Shethwala / Hiral Parikh

2020 Scholarships

Due to social distancing requirements the BJWC 2020 Scholarship dinner was cancelled. Despite missing the evening celebration, BJWC is incredibly proud to award six scholarships to the following individuals.

2020 Janice Clark Scholarship Recipient

Charles Farmer
In addition to maintaining a top GPA and participating in varsity swimming and water polo, Charles completed 210 hours of service and held several leadership positions.  He was a Teen Board member for Let It Be Us, Team Captain for Snow Flake, President and Board Member of Reality Club, and Board Member for Go Beyond Barrington.  He also volunteered for Earth Council and the Night Ministry at St. Anne’s Church.  Charles was one of four BHS students selected to attend the 2019 “Make That Change” Jostens National Leadership Conference in Orlando, FL where the attendees learned how to make their schools a more open, inclusive environment for all students.
 
Charles plans on studying Environmental Engineering.

BJWC Community Service Scholarship Recipients

Margaret Berquist 
Margaret earned over 350 service hours during her time at Barrington High School.  She has a passion for science and a love for working with the elderly.  She spent many Saturday mornings at Good Shepherd Hospital completing a variety of tasks learning about the operations of a hospital.  She also volunteered regularly at Lake Barrington Woods Retirement Community in honor of her grandparents who resided there.
 
Margaret aspires to be a surgeon and will attend Wake Forest University this fall.
 
Cole Bower
Growing up as a Boy Scout, leadership and assisting others became guiding principles in Cole’s life.  This is evident as he logged over 240 service hours throughout his high school career at various school, church, and Boy Scout events.  For his Eagle Scout project, he renovated the train station at our BJWC Safety Town site.
 
Cole will be studying Business at the University of Illinois.
 
Austin Gabis
Austin has been giving back to our community as Musican for a Cause, volunteering his time to play violin at numerous fundraisers, retirement homes, and local events.  He combined his passions for music and helping others by creating a fundraiser to provide instruments for at-risk children through the CODA outreach program.  In total, he completed over 200 service hours.
 
Austin hopes to travel the world and continue to be involved in worthwhile organizations after graduation.
 
Aarthi Koripelly
Aarthia completed over 500 service hours in the past four years for a variety of organizations including Autumn Leaves Memory Care, Lions Club, and the Barrington Area Library.  Aarthia used her musical talents, interest in computer science, and passion for service to make a difference in our community.  She served as the President of Leo Club, a youth organization of Lions Club, and the Co-President of Girl Code, a club that empowers women in STEM.
 
Aarthi plans to study Computer Science and Neuroscience.
 
Aaryan Shah
Aaryan is a well-rounded, accomplished volunteer who completed over 280 hours through organizations including Feed My Starving Children, Key Club, St. Alexius Medical Center, NHS, and the Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago.  He immersed himself in opportunities to learn about and to serve different groups of people during his high school years.
 
Aaryan plans to study Computer Science and hopes to eventually become a lawyer.
 
Kelly Speichinger
Kelly was a devoted volunteer and leader for HOPE’S IN, an organization impacting and empowering families in Guatemala City.  She co-chaired the HOPE’S IN fashion show, completed their internship program, and traveled to Guatemala to help build homes.  Her 320 service hours included her time for HOPE’S IN as well as other service events for NHS and the BHS Lunch Buddy program.
 
Kelly will attend Miami University in the fall.

2019 Scholarships

BJWC hosts June Scholarship Awards Dinner for 2019 BHS scholarship recipients at Barrington Hills Country Club.

Barrington Junior Women’s Club awards scholarships each year to Barrington High School students who have demonstrated a strong commitment to community service and who have made a significant impact to our area through their dedication to local service. This year’s awards dinner was held at Barrington Hills Country Club on June 4th, honoring the students and their families. Each student shared a few words on what their high school service experience meant to them and what plans they have for their future!

2019 Janice Clark Scholarship Recipient

Mark Nicoletti served as the President of Go Beyond Barrington, spending numerous hours volunteering and fundraising for the organization’s beneficiaries, donating over $40,000 in the past 3 years.  He was Vice President of the Barrington Area Community Foundation Youth Advisory Council and completed two Saint Anne mission trips. In total, he completed over 225 hours of community service during his high school career, in addition to participating in varsity track and football and keeping his GPA at the top of his class.

BJWC Community Service Scholarship Recipients

Savannah Born earned over 400 service hours at numerous organizations including North Barrington Elementary School, Smart Farm of Barrington, Cuba Township Food Pantry, Barrington Giving Day, and Good Shepherd Hospital.  She regularly hosted Bingo Night at a local retirement home and was President of Barrington Buddies.

Anita Gugulski completed 280 hours of service. As a dedicated and accomplished Girl Scout, she earned the highest honor of the Gold Award.  She was also a valuable volunteer for Barrington Conservation Trust and Barrington Area Historical Society.

Peter Lais served over 260 hours, volunteering consistently with the patients at St. Alexius Medical Center and Good Shepherd Hospital.  He also served on a mission trip to West Virginia and was involved with Go Beyond Barrington. 

Jeffery Rosauer accumulated over 200 hours during his time at BHS.  His main service project was through Eagle Scouts where he designed, built, and installed three Little Lending Libraries throughout Barrington.  He was also very involved with the Community Meal organization.

Kristina Lymperis had 240 service hours volunteering through Broncos Committed, The Community Meal, and Girl Code.  Kristina also spent one week on a church mission trip to West Virginia.  

Ann MacDonald completed over 290 of community service with a focus on helping children. She served as a Youth Coach for Girls on the Run and Counselor at Safety Town for several summers.

Scholarship Timeline and Application Process

February 1st - BHS sends out applications

March 1st - Applications due  

June 4 - BJWC Scholarship Dinner at Barrington Hills Country Club

Scholarship CRiteria

Janice Clark Presidential Scholarship – one scholarship awarded to a Barrington High School Senior student who displays leadership, outstanding excellence in academics, and community service throughout high school. Applicants must be in the top 25% of the class and be involved as a leader in 1 or more extracurricular activities and have at least 100 hours of volunteer service during high school.

Community Service Scholarships – five scholarships are awarded to Barrington High School seniors to recognize outstanding service to the community. Students must have served the community 200 hours or more over 4 years and have a minimum GPA of 3.2.