The South Carolina Youth Shooting Foundation (SCYSF) has partnered with Back Woods Quail Club in Georgetown, South Carolina to offer a National Sporting Clays Championship Event, the 2012 JUNIOR US OPEN Sporting Clays Championship.

The 2012 JUNIOR US OPEN is open to ALL youth shooting organizations in the USA – including but not limited to SCTP, 4H, NRA, NSSF and SCYSF.

The 2012 JUNIOR US OPEN is a team event. Open to all shooters from Rookie to Collegiate Divisions. Team Champions will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes as well as Individual HOA in each Division. Nine (9) Divisions include Rookie, Intermediate, Jr.  Varsity,  Senior Varsity, Collegiate, Ladies Intermediate, Ladies JV, Ladies Varsity and Ladies Collegiate.

The JUNIOR US OPEN will be an exciting event you will not want to miss. Shoot and compete with the best youth shooters in the country at one of the premier sporting clays facilities in the United States. Back Woods Quail Club has been selected as the host site for the NSCA 2013 U.S. OPEN Sporting Clays Championship. The U.S. OPEN has become one on the world’s largest sporting clays events, drawing more than 1000 National and International competitors.

Back Woods Quail Club is located minutes from the South Carolina coast near Georgetown. June is a beautiful time of year and South Carolina is a vacation destination that shooters and families will enjoy.

For detail information and registration go to www.jrusopenclays.com or contact Becky Rogers.

Aaron Michael Powell Youth Shooting Memorial Scholoarship was created by Michael, Bridget, and Alex Powell for the benefit of youth shooters in South Carolina and Georgia to honor the memory of their son and brother who died in a car accident on June 25, 2010 at the age of 15. The Powell’s want to keep his memory alive and help other young men and women achieve their high education goals.

Aaron was an active trap, skeet, and sporting clay shooter and was a member of the Abbeville County, South Carolina 5-H, The Elbert County Claybusters, The Elbery County Gun and Rocky Knoll Sporting Clays Gun Club. Aaron was also active in school and was a member of the National Beta Club and The Vice President of The Dixie High SchooL FFA.

Funds for the shooting scholarships have been raised by the generous people of the shooting community and friends and family of the Powell’s. It’s with great appreciation to those who have helped us raise funds that we now have develeped this shooting scholarship.

We will give four scholarships away for the 212 year. Two scholarships will be given to South Carolina Seniors and two will be give to Georgia Seniors.

This year we are able to give four scholarships away because of the successful 1st Annual Aaron Powell Memorial Shoot that was held in July of 2011. At this shoot we raised a little more than $10,000.00. This was a huge blessing and now we are able to pass that blessing on to others.

The only eligibility requirements for this scholarship is that the applicant must be involved with a shooting sport discipline and will seek higher education after high school graduation.

Applications should be received by April 1, 2012 and will be given to the recepient selected at the respective state youth shoot.

Download the Scholarship Form Here.