ACTING AND MODELING SCHOOL JOHN ROBERT POWERS ESTABLISHES $100,000 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP

Ron Patterson, Chairman and Owner of the John Robert Powers Announces Scholarship Initiative

(Los Angeles, March 12, 2009) – It was announced today that Ron Patterson, Chairman and President of John Robert Powers will establish an annual $100,000 tuition based college scholarship on behalf of the John Robert Powers School System.  Each spring, one senior high school student will be chosen from a school in the United States who exhibits distinction in academic and scholastic achievements but who also excels in community service.  The $100,000 John Robert Powers college scholarship will be applied towards furthering education for college and university studies and will be fully recognized by the government as an accredited scholarship program.
For over eighty years, John Robert Powers has been in the business of training and developing young children and teenagers into becoming accomplished young adults.  The school system offers classes in acting, modeling, singing and dancing but the foundation of the John Robert Powers’ legacy is the life program, which prepares students for the future by providing tools and life skills that are necessary to become tomorrow’s leaders.   John Robert Powers consistently offers classes in confidence, nutrition, image development, goal setting, public speaking, interviewing skills, protocol, wardrobe, first impressions, and social graces – all the vital tools for anyone who wishes to excel and succeed in their life goals.
John Robert Powers wants to help in any way it can to promote the well being and prosperity of children and teenagers in the United States. The school system is pleased to do this by recognizing high school seniors for their excellence in academics and their contribution to community services in their local areas.

“It’s not easy in today’s economy for young adults who are graduating from high school to be able to afford college.  We at John Robert Powers want to do our part,” said the president of John Robert Powers, Ron Patterson.  “By establishing the $100,000 tuition based college scholarship John Robert Powers can make a significant contribution to families across our great country towards their goal of higher education.  John Robert Powers wants to help,” Patterson went on to say.

Each spring, Ron Patterson and the corporate office of John Robert Powers will select the recipient of the $100,000 tuition based college scholarship.  High school seniors will be asked each fall to submit an essay explaining their experience in high school, what they’ve learned, what they have done with their time especially how it relates to community service and what their goals are for their future.
John Robert Powers will offer this scholarship program to any high school senior who believes they have met the academic and community service criteria for the scholarship.  John Robert Powers may best be known as a school system for modeling and acting but with regards to this scholarship all candidates are welcome to submit their essays whether they have interests in modeling and acting or not.
John Robert Powers is a recognized school system with locations throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.   For over eighty years, John Robert Powers has been training students in acting, singing, dancing, modeling and etiquette.  Emphasizing personality development, John Robert Powers provides every student with the schooling, guidance, and confidence to further their individual potential and reach their highest career goals. John Robert Powers actors and models have appeared in print campaigns for Versace, Calvin Klein, Prada and Seventeen, and national commercials such as Levi Strauss & Co., Dr. Pepper, Revlon, Apple Computers, Target, Chevrolet and television shows and films such as the Disney Channel’s Sony with a Chance, Hannah Montana, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and American Idol, Bedtimes Stories and The Changeling.
For more information on the John Robert Powers $100,000 Tuition Based College Scholarship please visit www.johnrobertpowers.net or call John Robert Powers corporate at (702) 430-8683 or contact Tas Steiner Public Relations at (323) 857-6700