Patriot Scholars

from CDS Spring 2022 Talon

Letter from Head of School

CDS Supports Deserving Students With Two Annual Scholarships.

In 2008 - 2009, the year before the first senior graduates of CDS donned their caps and gowns and a year after being authorized by the IBO (International Baccalaureate Organization) to offer the full continuum of IB Curriculum with MYP and DP, one of the questions that kept coming up as CDS grew was, "How do we retain these amazing middle school students?" With the inclusion of the MYP and DP programs, CDS was quickly making a name for itself as a school of character and rigorous global education.

The students advancing through our middle school were some of the best and brightest in the Tampa Bay area and that nagging question of how to keep them as Patriots for the new upper school was finally answered...a merit scholarship program. The first scholarship program was established in 2009 for CDS 8th graders who would become the Class of 2013. The original merit awards were partial scholarships known as the Robin Moir Vanguard Award and the Patriot Scholarship. The Robin Moir Vanguard Award is named for the late Robin Moir, a beloved and devoted teacher who enriched the lives of hundreds of Carrollwood Day School students throughout the years. Both awards recognize, reward, and encourage further development of select students who exemplify CDS’ commitment to academic excellence, work, service, leadership, and learning.

In 2019, CDS announced the expansion of our merit scholarship program for entering 9th graders with the creation of the Patriot Eagle Scholarship – covering the full cost of tuition for one current CDS 8th grader rising into 9th and one incoming 9th grade student. The growth of the merit scholarships for deserving students was a positive step forward and showed the community our commitment to support our top academic performers and reward them for their efforts.

ROBIN MOIR VANGUARD AWARD

Robin Moir Vanguard Award, in the amount of $5,000, annually, will be offered to up to five qualified internal candidates. These awards are renewable annually for the three years following each recipient’s freshman year, if certain criteria are met.

PATRIOT EAGLE SCHOLARSHIP

The Patriot Eagle Scholarship is the highest academic scholarship available at Carrollwood Day School. The Patriot Eagle Scholarship is awarded annually to one new and one returning CDS student entering the 9th grade. It covers the full cost of tuition for four years, with renewal contingent on continued academic success and an exemplary behavioral record. (The Student Services Fee and Security Fee will be waived each year the scholarship is renewed.)

Added in 2019

CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

Patriot Eagle Scholarship and Robin Moir Vanguard Award recipients must demonstrate exemplary scholarship, leadership, and community service to be eligible for these awards. Candidates must excel academically and have a strong track record of achievement, as reflected in grades, test scores, and other recognitions of above average commitment to academics, such as membership in Honor Societies and receipt of academic awards.

Since the inception of the merit scholarship program Robin Moir and Patriot Scholarships, CDS is proud to share that more than $856,000 has been awarded to over 77 individual students over the years. These students have gone on to be National Merit SemiFinalists, National Honor Society members, student government leaders, and most recently the highly regarded Cum Laude Society members.

With the Class of 2022 seniors just months away from graduation, we thought it would be fitting to highlight the recipients in this Talon issue that were selected for these accolades when they were graduating from middle school. With the help and support of CDS and their families, these fine students have accomplished so much in their four-year high school careers.