WAC 250-66-010. Purpose

The purpose of this act is to establish a consistent and uniform program which will recognize and honor the accomplishments of selected Washington high school graduates who have distinguished themselves through outstanding academic achievement; encourage and facilitate privately funded scholarship awards among them; stimulate the recruitment of these outstanding students to Washington public and private colleges and universities; and allow educational and legislative leaders, as well as the governor, to reaffirm the importance of educational excellence to the future of the state of Washington.