Boule' Scholars Program
Cultivating and Celebrating Excellence
If you ever dreamed of getting your teenage son or student connected with some of Palm Beach County's top business and civic leaders here is your chance. Boule Scholars is a mentoring program that is not only a dream come true, your students dream is exactly what can happen.. Whatever your young adult's dream is, Boule Scholars and our vast database of mentors are here to make sure your student is supported by men who have been there and done that. From corporate business leaders, entrepreneurs to medical doctors and even professional sports. Our roster of mentors have your young student covered no matter how large the dream.
Boule Scholars registration has officially opened for the 2022-2223 school year. The Boule Scholar program is accepting registrations from Palm Beach County students only, we have 15 spots available for 1tth & 12th graders with at least a 2.5 GPA and must be college bound. Each candidate will be granted a formal interview and will be chosen based on their potential and own merits. All your students needs to bring is hunger and desire, The Boule Scholars will do the rest.
Registration will close October 14, 2022 at 5PM.
Administered by the Archons
The Boule Scholars program as administered by the archons (members) of the Epsilon Lambda Member Boule (Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie Counties, Florida) of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (“the Fraternity” or “the Boule”) focuses on the total development of male high school-age children in the Palm Beach County, Florida area.
History
Since its inception in 2012, the ELB Scholars program has been a rousing success. The program has totaled over seventy-five (75) participants during that time. One hundred percent of the participants have graduated from high school and all have gone on to pursue higher education. An estimated eighty percent of the young men have matriculated at Historically Black Colleges or Universities (“HBCUs”). The HBCU element is important because so many of the archon instructors studied at HBCUs and often discuss the myriad opportunities and nurturing environment they provide with the participants. The Epsilon Lambda Boule Scholars program has been recognized nationally by the Fraternity for its outstanding work, as well.
The Program
Participants are selected from area high schools based on a number of criteria including demonstrated community service activities, a firm commitment to pursue higher education, participation in one or more National Urban League youth programs and a minimum G.P.A. of 2.5. Once selected, the students work on an individual or small group basis during the program -- which runs for a period roughly equivalent to that of the school year -- to develop an idea or product that is of interest to them. To further this goal, the young men are provided college and professional level instruction from the archons whose fields of endeavor vary widely from marketing and communication to law, medicine, and finance. These learning sessions are held on a monthly basis and focus on one or two areas of study per session. For example, students might spend one session focused on the intellectual property protection aspects of bringing a new product to market, or the mechanics of focus group testing to determine consumer interest in the product. The program culminates in the students presenting their projects to their family and friends in a friendly competition format judged by the archons and other community members. The young men are always proud of what they have accomplished at the end of the program, and the projects are impressive.
Financial Literacy and Wealth Acquisition
Truth, courage, and strong moral character are codes that provide the foundation towards academic excellence and higher education while obtaining financial literacy and wealth acquisition in order to contribute to the greater good of our nation.
Testimonials
"We had a project about finding a problem in the community and coming up with a solution"
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