Cotillion
Overview
Cotillion is a youth development and scholarship program at enriching the academic, cultural, social, and civic understanding of the selected high school seniors. This six-month program is co-sponsored with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and culminates in a formal presentation and scholarship program. Since its inception, this amazing program has awarded over $2M in scholarships to high school seniors in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
40th Annual Cotillion 2025
Cotillion will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2025, marking four decades of empowering high school seniors to realize their full potential through this esteemed youth development and scholarship program.
Cotillion 2025 will offer twenty-one participants a transformative opportunity to deepen their academic, cultural, social, and civic awareness.
We invite the community to support and sponsor our participants by purchasing journal ads and/or tickets, with a portion of the proceeds going toward scholarships.
To see a full listing of the 2025 Cotillion participants see below.
Cotillion Community Service Group Events
All participants are required to complete a minimum of 10 hours of community service, and the top two participants with the most hours are encouraged eligible to receive community service scholarships
November
- Bethel A.M.E. Winter Wonderland Decorating
- Ronald McDonald House Kits
December
- Operation Breakthrough Christmas Program
- Arts Tech – Breakfast with Santa (Dec. 14)
January
- Harvesters MLK Day of Service (Jan. 20)
- Giving Hope & Help
February
- Happy Bottoms
- Giving the Basics
March
- Bridging the Gap
- DEED Delta House
Individual Volunteer Opportunities:
- Hope Center KC
- W.E.B. Dubois
- KC Pet Project
- + any of the agencies above