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Scholarship Funds

Dave Dierker Scholarship Fund

Established in 2018 the Dave Dierker scholarship fund recognizes two deserving CPS Scholar-Athletes for their excellence in the community, in the classroom and on their respective field of play. This scholarship awards one male and one female graduating senior each $2,000 and a brand new laptop for their future endeavors at an institute of higher education. 

This scholarship is a reminder of Dave Dierkers commitment to the positive development and growth of Cincinnati Public Schools scholar-athletes and many of the opportunities and initiatives that are offered in CPS. 

Donate to the Dave Dierker Scholarship Fund

CPS Athletics Golf Outing

Sunday, July 14th, 2024
1:30pm Shotgun Start / 6:30pm Dinner and Awards Banquet
Glenview Golf Course (10965 Springfield Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45246)

Join us for an afternoon filled with golf, fun and food as we celebrate the start of the 2024-25 school year and fall sports while raising money for the Cincinnati Public Schools student athletes and the Dave Dierker Scholarship! Silent auctions, raffles, mini-games and more! Prizes and awards! Dinner banquet to recognize the Dave Dierker Scholarship recipients!

View and download the flyer: 2024 CPS Athletics Golf Outing

Sponsor or Register

For all inquiries please reach out to Mark Hermann: hermanm@cps-k12.org

Since the creation of the scholarship in 2018, 12 student athlete recipients each received a laptop and a $2,000 scholarship. After this year, the Dave Dierker Scholarship will have awarded over $25,000 in scholarships to excellent CPS student athletes.

Schedule For the Day 

12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Registration/Light Lunch Provided

1:05 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Announcements/Thank You’s 

1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m
Take the Course

1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
FORE!

6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Dinner/Awards/Raffle Prizes/Scholarship Presentation

Chris Nelms Scholarship Fund

Alton Chris Nelms graduated from Taft High School and served the district for 25 years as a teacher, prevention specialist, head baseball coach and athletic director. Mr Nelms served on the Cincinnati Board of Education since 2007 and had been a tireless advocate for students and families. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and played for the team’s farm system. He helped establish the Cincinnati Reds RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) program, a Major League Baseball initiative designed to promote the game of baseball to teenage boys and girls in disadvantaged areas while providing them with positive life lessons. This scholarship, in honor of Chris Nelms, will be awarded to two graduating CPS student-athletes. One male baseball student-athlete, and one female softball student-athlete entering into an institute of higher education will each receive a $2,000 scholarship to go towards their college funding. We are so grateful for Chris Nelms, the Nelms family, and the Cincinnati Reds for their ongoing support of Cincinnati Public School Student-Athletes.

Donate to the Chris Nelms Scholarship Fund