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MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

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July 7, 2025

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We are pleased to announce our 2025 scholarship winner, Zachary Malek from Waxhaw, NC.  Zach will be attending the University of South Carolina.  Zach was chosen out of 103 applicants this year from all over the country.  We wish him much success at UofSC.  Please check out more information about Zach under our Scholars section as well as updates on all our current scholarship recipients.


We plan to continue to use the ScholarsApp.com for application submittals.  As a reminder, applications and all attachments must be uploaded to the ScholarsApp.com website.   No applications will be accepted through our CBSMF.org website.  Also, questions on the scholarship process needs to be directed to ScholarsApp.  Any questions we receive will be forwarded to Scholars App to answer.  A reminder that all applications need to be complete in order to be considered for the scholarship.   All incomplete applications will be automatically be rejected and not considered for the scholarship.


Our criteria for the 2026-2027 scholarship will be available by the end of 2025.  Please be sure to review the criteria for any changes. This information will also be detailed on the scholarsapp.com website.   


 





The CBS Memorial Foundation was created to encourage and celebrate youth's leadership in community swim organizations.  Charles B. Staats, "Coach Charlie," was the ultimate swim coach: motivating, patient, demanding, compassionate and dedicated to his swimmers.  His enthusiasm for the sport was captivating.  Throughout his coaching career, Charlie fostered his love of swimming in children and adults alike in our local community.  He promoted the importance of continually striving for self 

improvement, and he pushed values of hard work and persistence in the pursuit of achieving goals.    For more information on the CBSMF scholarship, please click here.  

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of The Charles B. Staats Memorial Foundation is to inspire and empower high school seniors to become future leaders and active members of their community by serving as swim coaches to youth and adults in their communities.