
OLATHE NOON
OPTIMIST CLUB
Students may apply at anytime up to the deadline dates to be established.
2025-2026 Olathe Noon Optimist Club Scholarship
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Application deadline: March 2, 2026
Send to: Dennis Vaverka
Mail to: 16957 S. Heatherwood St., Olathe, KS 66062
The Olathe Noon Optimist Club offers a $1,000 scholarship to each high school:
Olathe East, Olathe North, Olathe Northwest, Olathe South and Olathe West annually.
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2025-2026 Technical School Scholarship
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Application deadline: March 2, 2026
Send to: Dennis Vaverka, Scholarship Chair
Mail to: 16957 S. Heatherwood St., Olathe, KS 66062
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The Olathe Noon Optimist Club offers a $1,000 Scholarship for students in programs who are part of the Olathe Advanced Technical Center umbrella of programs.
2025-2026 Olathe Advance Technical Center Scholarship
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Application deadline: March 2, 2026
Send to: Amy Stolz
Mail to: Olathe Advanced Technical Center, 611 N. Nelson, Olathe, KS 66061
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​The Olathe Noon Optimist Club offers one scholarship, UP to $4,000 for a student pursuing their certificate at Johnson County Community College or Kansas City Kansas Community College annually.​
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2025-2026 Oratorical Contest
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Theme: "The Moment I Realized I Belonged - My Definition of Community"
Application deadline: March 1, 2026
Club Contest:
Send to: Ruth Nelson
15572 S. Blackfoot St. Olathe, KS 66062
e-mail: rnelson1021@sbcglobal.net, Phone: 816-863-6144
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2025-2026 Essay Contest
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Theme: "How My Acts of Service Help Me Understand What My Community Means to Me:
Application deadline: February 1, 2026
Send to: Judy Leary - PH 913-764-2043
1218 E. Westerfield Place, Olathe, KS 66061
e-mail: learysr@att.net
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