Christie and Mark Sever sent their three children through Catholic grade school, high school, college and graduate school. Mr. and Mrs. Sever both served many roles as volunteers within their parish and community. Christie (Gallagher) is a Class of 1972 graduate of Mother McAuley High School. Additionally, Christie Sever has served on the Board of Trustees of Mother McAuley. Mr. and Mrs. Sever are firm believers of hard work, scholastic application, volunteerism and the Catholic faith.

The Christie (Gallagher ‘72) and Mark Sever Scholarship will provide one annual renewable scholarship of $1,000.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

1. The applicant must have taken the entrance exam at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School.
2. The applicant must be actively involved in some volunteer activity above and beyond the required. Examples include, but are not limited to, Eucharistic minister, lector, church choir, soup kitchen, Scout or nursing home volunteer.
3. The applicant’s family must demonstrate financial need as determined by the submission of the Mother McAuley financial aid application (FAST), or other means of evaluating financial need.
4. The applicant must submit an essay using the prompt below. Essays must be no longer than 500 words, and must be typed in a 12-point font and double-spaced. Please do not put your name or any identifying information on your essay sheet. You will be able to upload your essay response in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format in the online application below. If you have issues uploading your essay, please reach out to Mrs. Maura Vaughan for instruction on how to proceed at mvaughan@mothermcauley.org.

Essay Prompt: Why is it important for you to attend Mother McAuley? What do you expect to receive through a Mother McAuley education?

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