Mission Statement
East Hampton Level Playing Field Foundation (EHLPFF) provides services for East Hampton High School rising Juniors and Seniors to pay for or defray the cost of (1) standardized test preparation and/or (2) college counseling. The foundation seeks to assist financially challenged, high achieving students with these costs. In addition, the foundation provides mentoring services for students and their parents/guardians in seeking admission and financial assistance to attend highly competitive colleges.
Services Provided
EHLPFF scholarship eligible costs and services include:- College selection and counseling services
- Standardized Test (SAT/ACT) preparation
- Tutoring
- Student and parent advice and counseling
- Costs of college visits including travel, accommodations and meals
How to Apply
Any East Hampton High School Sophomore or Junior may apply for a scholarship. Applications will be judged based on academic achievement, expressed student academic and career goals and financial need.
To apply a student must submit an application online or by mail. Application forms may be obtained at www.EHLPFF.org or from the High School Guidance Department. Students are urged to visit our website or speak with our faculty representative Kristine Swickard regarding eligibility.
How to Contribute
EHLPFF is a 501 (c)(3) organization. All contributions are tax deductible. Checks should be made payable to EHLPFF and Mailed to:
EHLPFF
727 Accabonac Road East Hampton, N.Y. 11937
How The
East Hampton Level Playing Field Foundation
was Born
How The
East Hampton Level Playing Field Foundation
was Born
After reading the article in Newsday’s second section on Sunday, June 17, 2018 regarding the Valedictorian (Alexander Sigua Pintado) and Salutatorian (Jonathan Gomez Barrientos) of East Hampton High School an idea occurred to us. Both students are immigrants of modest means. In the article one of the students indicated the inability to pay for ACT/SAT coaching.
East Hampton High School is very successful in garnering the support of local businesses, individuals and not-for profits to provide graduating college-bound seniors with scholarships each May, to the tune of many hundreds of thousands of dollars. It occurred to us that while we lavish so much scholarship money on graduating seniors to help defray college costs, there should be a role for assistance for income qualified students leading up to senior year, possibly beginning in sophomore year, to assist in gaining admission to college. The assistance would be utilized for tutoring for standardized test taking and/or for private college counseling services outside of the realm of the High School’s guidance department.
These private services are utilized by many well-off students whose parents can afford to pay for them. Clearly, there is a disadvantaged group of otherwise high achieving students at East Hampton High School who cannot afford these services and therefore are at an academic disadvantage in competing for entry to highly selective colleges.
The Board of Directors
After reading the article in Newsday’s second section on Sunday, June 17, 2018 regarding the Valedictorian (Alexander Sigua Pintado) and Salutatorian (Jonathan Gomez Barrientos) of East Hampton High School an idea occurred to us. Both students are immigrants of modest means. In the article one of the students indicated the inability to pay for ACT/SAT coaching.
East Hampton High School is very successful in garnering the support of local businesses, individuals and not-for profits to provide graduating college-bound seniors with scholarships each May, to the tune of many hundreds of thousands of dollars. It occurred to us that while we lavish so much scholarship money on graduating seniors to help defray college costs, there should be a role for assistance for income qualified students leading up to senior year, possibly beginning in sophomore year, to assist in gaining admission to college. The assistance would be utilized for tutoring for standardized test taking and/or for private college counseling services outside of the realm of the High School’s guidance department.
These private services are utilized by many well-off students whose parents can afford to pay for them. Clearly, there is a disadvantaged group of otherwise high achieving students at East Hampton High School who cannot afford these services and therefore are at an academic disadvantage in competing for entry to highly selective colleges.
To address this perceived need, we decided to establish a foundation to award scholarships following the sophomore year of high school to provide these services. The foundation’s function is to raise money and distribute it based on income qualification to implement the foundation’s mission. To achieve its mission efficiently, the foundation will work with the private providers of the services described to get favorable/reduced rates to maximize the benefit the monies raised would have.
The foundation relies on self-propelled applications as well as referrals from the High School administration and faculty about what college bound sophomores could most use financial assistance to improve their competitive position in seeking college acceptances. The foundation will also seek to provide mentoring to the college bound financially disadvantaged students and advice to their parents about the college application process.
The Board of Directors