Fairfax Police
Youth Club

L. Patrick Laing Memorial Scholarship

L. Patrick Laing Memorial Scholarship

FPYC is proud to provide a $1,000 scholarship in the name of L. Patrick Laing.

All seniors are encouraged to apply. Please see the application below for more details.

Application Due Date: MAY 1, 2024


Eligibility

  • The applicant must be a senior in high school in the Northern Virginia area.
  • Applicants must be seeking post-secondary education.
  • Applicant must have been member of the Fairfax Police Youth Club at any time.

Scholarship Award

  • A $1,000.00 award will be given to the recipient 
  • The selection shall be made by the Board of Directors of the Fairfax Police Youth Club. 
  • An award check will be issued to the financial aid office of the institution designated by the winner

Submission Requirements

Submission MUST Include:

Full Name:

Address (Street, City, State & Zip): 

Home/Cell Phone: 

Email:

High School:

  1. Years in FPYC. List each year you participated in FPYC. FPYC Sports having two separate seasons (soccer, running, volleyball, etc...) in the same year count as one.
  2. Separate FPYC Sports. List each sport participated in FPYC. Basketball, Cheerleading, Field Hockey, Football, Irish Football, Lacrosse, Running, Soccer, Volleyball, and Wrestling.  (Former sports: T-Ball and Rugby)
  3. Extra activities within FPYC. List any additional activities you participated in FPYC (include the calendar year) i.e., coach/assistant coach, referee, registration etc...
  4. GPA. Provide grade transcript.
  5. Essay. Introduce yourself to the evaluation committee. Include your FPYC Experience, college choice, future goals & objectives. 

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Send Submissions by Mail to

Fairfax Police Youth Club
ATTN: Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 537
Fairfax, VA 22038
OR by Email to: Treasurer@fpycsports.com

PLLaing Scholarship

About L. Patrick Laing 

L. Patrick Laing served his community with perseverance, dedication and loyalty. Pat Laing was at Fairfax High School for 34 years, serving as director of student activities since 1982 and was for many years the director of the Group AAA Northern Region baseball. As director of student activities, Pat Laing was devoted to Fairfax High School, hiring coaches, scheduling competitions, determining eligibility, lining fields, running tournaments, coordinating sports banquets, getting scholarships for his athletes, and resolving concerns of parents, students, and coaches. Pat Laing cared about his community and especially the students in it.

Past Winners

Past Winners

Year Awarded

Recipient

2004

Sean Gundry

2005

Elizabeth DeOrnellas

2006

Catriona Coleman

2007

Brian Maloney

2008

Robert Lange

2009

Alex Price

2010

Meghan Talbert

2011

Sam Brott

2012

Alysa Baird

2013

No Award

2014

Victoria Clinch

2015

Allison Davis

2016

Hannah Smith

2017

Molly Tenerelli

2018

Zach Benlemlih

2019

Seneca Willen

2020

Rachel Hammond

2021

Tyler Mains

2022 Grace Verwys
2023 Dylan Lyverly