Christopher Martinat Memorial Scholarship              February 2008 HIGHLIGHTS


The Christopher Martinat Memorial Scholarship has been established in loving memory of Christopher Martinat, a 1998 Lake Forest High School graduate. In recognition of Chris’s love of nature and the outdoors, this scholarship will fully fund the tuition for a month-long NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) experience in the Rocky Mountains for one selected student. Rocky Mountain courses are typified by travel at relatively high altitudes (8-12,000 ft.), spectacular scenery, wildlife viewing, and opportunities for rock climbing and fishing. Interested applicants must be at least 16 years of age and a resident of Lake Forest, Lake Bluff or Knollwood.

Application packets are available beginning Friday, February 8, 2008 at Lake Forest High School, Lake Forest Academy, Woodlands Academy and the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest.

Completed applications, which include an essay, should be returned no later than Friday, March 14, 2008. A selection panel will interview semi-finalists and a recipient will be announced no later than Friday, April 4, 2008. For additional information contact Linda Martinat at 847.615.0820.

This fund was established by generous donations to the Christopher Martinat Memorial Scholarship and will provide a NOLS outdoor experience for a selected student every year into perpetuity. A very special thanks to all who made this memorial possible.