Sampson Scholarship and Education Fund (SHSAA, Inc.)
Promote the importance of a post-secondary education and provide educational grants to qualified deserving students seeking financial aid for rising college costs; promote better scholarship; and cultivate student talents.
More About Us
The SHSAA was founded in 1973 to help students afford to pay for a college education. Since then, public donations have helped this "little association that could" achieve the following:200+: number of scholarships awarded
$14,000: amount awarded annually in scholarships
$100,000+: amount raised by endowment fund for future scholarships
250: number of filled school supply backpacks donated annually
Testimonials
"The Sampson High School Alumni Scholarship allowed me the opportunity to attend a school where I was able to excel in the business department, obtain leadership positions, and gain vital career skills."Diamond Miller, 2013 SHSAA Scholarship Recipient - MD
"Apart from the love of my parents, the backbone of my success is definitely the caring and nurturing educational environment that I experienced while matriculating through Sampson High School"
Iris M. Green, Esq., SHSAA Life Member, Past President Washington, DC Bar Association
"The Sampson High School Alumni Scholarship's much needed generous contributions have allowed me to sustain myself both academically and financially while furthering my college education."
Daija Coles, 2013 SHSAA Scholarship Recipient - MD
"Sampson High School has played a most pivotal role in shaping the course of my life. I was taught that I could achieve exceptional things only if I seriously developed my God-given talents and abilities."
Anthony C. McPhail, SHSAA Life Member, Former Northeast Division Sales Manager Nestle' USA
"Meeting the demands of an Ivy League curriculum can be overwhelming at times. I thank the Sampson High School Alumni for seeing my potential, then supporting me with their scholarship. I was able to earn a 4.0 GPA last year."
Amber Lowery, 2014 SHSAA Scholarship Recipient - VA