San Jacinto Museum of History to Pay Tuition for Eleven Teachers at the San Jacinto Symposium

The San Jacinto Museum of History is offering eleven $45 scholarships to the San Jacinto Symposium to Texas history teachers in the 4th and 7th grades, announced Museum president Larry Spasic, a former school teacher himself.  Teachers in public and private schools in Texas are eligible.

"Winning the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, was critical to creating the Republic of Texas and led to the expansion of the United States to the Pacific Ocean," Spasic said.  "This significant battle happened here in the Houston area.  We want our Texas history teachers to be excited about this history-changing event, and to hear the latest research and pass it along to their students."

"The scholarships are a perfect fit to our current program," said David D. Brittain, chairman of the San Jacinto Symposium planning committee, and a director of the Friends of the San Jacinto Battleground.  "We offer six Certified Professional Educator (CPE) credis for the Symposium, and we are adding an educator enrichment program with useful take-away material."

The Symposium is sponsored by the Friends of the San Jacinto Battleground as a day-long forum to promote public awareness of the events of the Texas Revolution.  The 2008 session is Sat., Apr. 19, at the Hilton Hotel & Conference Center, University of Houston.  Its five speakers will discuss "Expanding the Horizons of Texas History."

Scholarship applications are available on-line at www.friendsofsanjacinto.org or www.sanjacinto-musuem.org.  For information, call (281) 479-2421 or email library@sanjacinto-museum.org

Completed applications must be received at the Museum by Fri., Apr. 4.  Scholarship winners will be selected in random drawings on Mon., Apr. 7.

The Scholarship Application Form is available as a PDF.