The Crooms AoIT Alumni Association today announced it is providing a $500 grant to the Crooms AoIT Business Professionals of America club. The grant will support the club's travel costs for national competition in May. This year's national competition is in Anaheim, California. At a cost of $1,200/student, it will cost over $25,000 this year to send the qualifying BPA team to national competition.

Class of 2006 graduate Micheal Morgan described supporting the BPA club's efforts as a "worthy cause" as he recalled his high school experiences with BPA national competition yet how financially difficult it can also be for some students to make the trip. Fellow Class of 2006 graduate, Frank C. Bracco, noted, "While our grant represents only a small portion of the club's costs, we do hope it makes a difference and encourages others to support BPA in the future."

The Crooms AoIT Alumni Association's grant is funded completely by member donations. The Alumni Association has set up a special PayPal donation page for those that wish to earmark funds to support the BPA club in their efforts. You can visit that page at: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=L7Q...

Dear Crooms AoIT Class of 2019,

It is with pleasure that the Crooms AoIT Alumni Association, Inc. invites you to apply for our two scholarships, The Crooms AoIT Alumni Association Community Scholarship and the Tech Innovation Scholarship. As a way of congratulating you on making it this far in your educational career, we will be offering (1) $750 scholarship each for the Community Scholarship and the Tech Innovation Scholarship for graduating seniors. Our group would like to recognize those who have continually performed well academically while still carrying a passion for giving back to their community and school, and those who possess excellent technical abilities.

The deadline for application is March 29, 2019 by 11:59pm. The scholarship recipients will be notified before graduation. The scholarship applications are available at http://www.croomsalumni.com/page/scholarship and includes instructions on how to electronically submit the scholarship. We look forward to answering any questions you might have and carefully reviewing all applications received. Remember, these are only open to graduating Crooms AoIT Seniors, so your chances of receiving the scholarship are quite high!

Congratulations again on making this far and good luck in your future endeavors!

-The Crooms AoIT Alumni Association, Inc. Board of Directors

The Crooms AoIT Alumni Association is excited to announce that the athletic grant committee has awarded a $500 grant to the Crooms AoIT boys baseball team.

The boys baseball team will receive $500 to help support their program with field rentals and reservations. This spring marks only the second season of boys baseball at Crooms after a 50+ year hiatus. We encourage all Croomies to support our baseball team by attending one of this season's games; the schedule is available here: http://athletics.croomsweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-BASEBALL-...

The Alumni Association raises funds for the grant program through the use of private donations, which are separate from our membership dues. To keep the grant program viable, we ask that your team or program members and families become involved in the Alumni Association to ensure future students are able to receive similar support! This year, we would like to especially thank Class of 2006 graduate Julian Gordan for his gracious support of the Crooms AoIT Alumni athletics grant program.

The Crooms AoIT Alumni Association’s grant program has been established to support the arts, athletics, activities and clubs at Crooms Academy of Information Technology in pursuit of a full and enriching academic experience for every student. The Alumni Association raises funds for the grant program through the use of private donations, which are separate from our membership dues. To keep the grant program viable, we ask that your team or program members and families become involved in the to the Alumni Association's events and activities now or in the future to ensure future students are able to receive similar support.

A total of $500 will be distributed during the Spring 2019 grant season. Multiple grants may be awarded, as such, applicants are encouraged to only apply for the amount they need. All funds distributed this season will be issued to a sporting team or athletic club, coach, or physical education program at Crooms Academy of Information Technology. A request amount may be less than or equal to $500 amount.

Submission Deadline: 11:59pm February 1, 2019

Procedures and Reporting Requirements

1. Submit the application: Applications may be submitted by e-mail at management@croomsalumni.com
2. Applications must be received by 11:59pm February 1, 2019
3. Applications will be reviewed by the Alumni Association’s Grants Committee. Distribution will occur in February/March 2019.
4. Input may be sought by the Grants Committee from the Athletic Director or school administrators.
5. You must submit a copy of the invoice supporting the monies spent within one year of receipt of the grant. Please return the invoice by e-mail to management@croomsalumni.com

It's that time of year again at Crooms AoIT: Homecoming. The Athletics Department is hosting a homecoming tailgate on Dec. 7th before the homecoming game against Warner Christian Academy. Games start with JV at 5:30 and Varsity at 7:00. RSVP by Dec. 6th to reserve your seat.

The tailgate starts at 3:00PM and goes until 6:00PM. It's $10.00 for dinner and game ticket or $5.00 for just the game or dinner. RSVP by e-mailing angel_miller@scps.k12.fl.us .