Three scholarships are available for 2025 thanks to ABC graduate Paul Rataczak (class of 2008) and his wife, Andrea.
1) Save $250 on your ABC registration * with the Allegro Scholarship
2) $500 Max and Nell McKee ABC Academic Scholarship for two outstanding 3rd Year ABC Candidates of the Year (payment after graduation).
* After you have paid your $750 down payment, the scholarship will be applied to your balance.
Paul and Andrea Rataczak have funded the 2024 and 2025 American Band College Scholarship ($50,000 each year) .
In addition, the Rataczaks have donated another $50,000 to fund a 2026 Allegro Scholarship. Each candidate will save $250 on ABC registration fees from this 2026 scholarship.
An additional $50,000 has been donated to the ABC endowment by the Rataczaks to permanently fund two yearly student $500 scholarships beginning ABC 2025. These scholarships will be presented to the top two Outstanding 3rd Year ABC Candidates of the Year.
Paul and Andrea are residents of the San Francisco Bay Area. Paul taught Band, Strings, and occasionally Choir in Bay Area public schools for thirty-nine years, and Andrea was a Registered Nurse in Bay Area clinics and hospitals for forty-one years. They enjoy bocce, bicycle riding, and house projects.