Outreach: Scholarships, Volunteer Hours Form, Little Birdhouse Libraries

Scholarships


2026 CCRTA Scholarships
CCRTA scholarships worth at least $2000 are given every year to a current college sophomore or junior who is a resident of Clark County and has graduated from a Springfield City or Clark County Public School System. The number of scholarships awarded vary according to funding.
 CCRTA members donate toward scholarships. Outside education-oriented organizations also may provide funding.

Application Process: The application process begins January 15 and ends no later than March 20. The applicant must be an education major and have earned a minimum 2.5 grade point average, including the most recent past term. The recipient is notified in early May and expected to attend the CCRTA Picnic in early June. 
 

For a Downloadable Form, Right Click on: Application Form.   

Complete and mail downloaded application to:
Mr. Carl E. Ahlm, Scholarship Co-Chairperson
6323 Floyd Drive
Springfield, Ohio 45502  

For a Written Application Request: Send a written request for an application and include a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: 

Mr. Carl E. Ahlm, Scholarship Co-Chairperson
6323 Floyd Drive
Springfield, Ohio 45502   

Post Mail completed application to Mr. Carl Ahlm.

For CCRTA Members: Sponsor Individual, One-Time Scholarships
The CCRTA Scholarship Committee also assists CCRTA members who want to offer individual scholarships but do not wish to be involved in the process.

The Committee takes cares of the entire scholarship process for the donor, including providing an application, reading the results, selecting the recipient, and naming the scholarship in honor or memory of the person of the donor's choice.

Contact: Mr. Carl Ahlm, Scholarship Committee Co-Chair

Scholarship Recipients

   Recipients are chosen based on recommendations, grade point average and a short essay. The following categories include:

Wallace and Edna Smith Scholarship for $1000, funded by their daughter, Dawn Miller. 

 Ann Martin Memorial Scholarship for $1000.    

CCRTA Scholarship for $1000.

 

 The 2025 scholarship winner Sadie Hatton, left, is the recipient of the $2000  Bremer Family Memorial Scholarship.  Sadie graduated from Springfield High School and is currently a student at Cedarville University where she is studying Integrated Language Arts. On the right is Andrea LaMarr representing the Bremer family which consists of several generations of educators.. 

Advance One Room School             
   

This project is the hallmark of the CCRTA.   The one room school house provides students within the Clark County school districts an opportunity to experience a typical school day in 1897.  Materials and activities follow Ohio Benchmark Standards while also reflecting the time period. 
   All work involving building renovation, land renewal, including providing all the period furniture, school materials, and teachers in 19th century costume as well as field trip scheduling is done through volunteers from CCRTA.
 
   Link to http://www.AdvanceOneRoomSchool.blogspot.com/ for more information, history and photos of the Advance School.

 

Volunteer Hours
The Ohio Retired Teachers Association collects volunteer hours from local chapters for its state records. CCRTA members keep track of individual hours and projects on a monthly basis and turn in a yearly total by December 31. Include travel time in your volunteer calculation.

Right Click to open Volunteer Hours Form

 

Little Birdhouse Libraries

   The two chairs of the Scholarship Committee supply over twelve birdhouse libraries scattered throughout Clark County. They collect books for elementary to young adult readers from CCRTA members and friends and distribute them to the little library boxes throughout the year. In 2017, over 600 books had been distributed.
   

Each book includes a sticker that reads it has been donated by the Clark County Retired Teachers Association.
Contact: Carl Ahlm.

Carl Ahlm, co-chair of the Scholarship Committee.