Smyrna Surfari Club

Congratulations to our previous scholarship winners. Our 2010 winners (this year there's 3 of them) will be announced soon

Please click here to learn more about some of our winners and for some photos from past New Smyrna Beach High School Honors Night.

The Smyrna Surfari Club has been awarding annual scholarships to local surfer/scholars since 1980.

What started as single scholarship changed to a two scholarship program 15 years ago. This year $3000 will be awarded, $2000 for the "Surfari" scholarship and $1000 for the Wayne Peck Memorial scholarship (Wayne, who was a well liked member and the club treasurer, passed away several years ago). The total amount of awards varies from one year to the next. Annual club income from its fund raising efforts, membership dues, sale of merchandise and surfboard raffle tickets, less club expenses (club house rent, contest expenses, insurance, etc), equals the amount of money awarded each year.

The club's scholarship program was established to support young surfers wanting to continue their studies beyond high school. While most of our winners have used their awards to help fund college, others choose to fund training in such fields as firefighting or law enforcement. That's fine with us.

We award our scholarships based on academic performance, involvement in the sport of surfing, and financial need. Academic performance is not just GPA's, we look at the level of courses completed. A student's involvement in community service is also weighed in their favor. Participation in the sport of surfing is about more than just contest results, we look at the overall impact the sport has had on the student and his/her family. Financial need is also considered, we want to get the biggest bang for our buck, so to speak. Weighing these three factors equally helps us pick the best of the best. We are proud of all the young women and men who have won our scholarships these past years.

This year marks the 28th year the Smyrna Surfari Club has awarded scholarships to students who worked hard to make the grades while surfing the waves. Abaco Schweizer and Stephanie Rogers, our 2006 scholarship winners, did both. Way to go dudes, we Surfari's are proud of you.

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