Ralph Howlett Music Scholarship

For 51 years, Ralph Howlett lived with his wife in their Cherry Park home where they raised three children, all David Douglas High School graduates.  For 28 years, he enjoyed helping the public as an officer in the Portland Police Bureau.  He and Ruth like to travel, do house projects, and spend time with their family.

A lifelong musician, he started piano lessons at 11 and was playing professionally by 14.  His primary instruments were the clarinet, and alto and baritone sax.  He even took his clarinet to New Guinea when he was in the Navy.  Ralph played in dance bands, (big band-type music) around Portland for more than 45 years, as well as in a clarinet quartet where they challenged themselves with difficult (usually classical) pieces.  He was a long-time member of the East County Orchestra, which often performed in the Howard Horner Performing Arts Center.  The last week of his life, he played his clarinet for his caregiver and a chaplain—77 years of being a musician!

 

Scholarship Amount - 1 @ $1,500

IMPORTANT SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS

You must submit your scholarship while logged into gmail or google with your personal gmail/google account (not your student login) as follows:

1.     At school, come to the Career Center or use the computers in the library to submit your application using your personal google/gmail account.

2.     Whether at school or at home, press the Submit button. 

3.     If you are not logged into gmail or google, the usual google login will display.  Login with your personal google/gmail account (not your student login).

4.     Proceed by filling in the Scholarships Application Submission form and then upload your filled-in application and any required attachments. Once uploaded, you are returned to the Scholarships Application Submission form.  Press the Submit button.

 

Ralph Howlett was a well-liked, positive, conscientious man who worked hard in life.  The Ralph Howlett Music Scholarship is being given by his children to honor their father and promote his commitment to education, the personal values he lived and the music he loved.

Eligibility for Applicants:

  • DDHS Senior who is planning to attend a community college or 4-year school.

  • Participated in Band and/or Orchestra for at least 3 (three) years.

  • Excellent character (i.e. volunteer work, well-liked by others, hard worker, good attendance, lack of disciplinary problems).

  • Accumulative GPA 3.0 or higher.

  • Plans to continue participating in Band or Orchestra in the future (college or community groups).

  • Not receiving any other musical scholarships.

Scholarship Selection Committee:

Applications for the Ralph Howlett Scholarship will be judged by a scholarship committee.  This committee reserves the right to withhold the scholarship if none of the applicants meets the criteria.

Payment:

  • Recipient will have one year from the award date to submit request for payment.

  • Recipient will provide evidence of enrollment to a qualifying institution to: Beverly Fischer, DDEF President, at fischerb310@gmail.

  • Payment will be by check in the name of the qualifying institution.

  • It is the responsibility of the recipient to request when that payment is to be made.