Mike was a member of the Derby High School graduating class of 2010. He loved both music and the arts. He was a member of the Marching Band, the Jazz Band, and his own band, All Falls Short. His musical achievements include:
- The winner in two consecutive Battle of the Bands as the guitarist in All Falls Short,
- The winner of the 2007 Guitar Idol contest held in Wichita Kansas,
- The recipient of the 2010 Louis Armstrong Jazz Award for outstanding achievement in the
field of Jazz awarded by Derby High School Music Department, and - Special recognition for outstanding musicianship at the 38th annual Wichita Jazz Festival
It is every parent’s hope that their child grows to fill their potential. This scholarship doesn’t require a specific field of study but instead is to help the recipient reach that potential.
The Mike Burr Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a USD 260 graduating senior who participated in the Derby Senior High School music program and intends to apply the scholarship to the expenses of their first year of education after high school at an accredited post-secondary educational institution in Kansas. Selection of recipients will be made without regard to race, color, sex, religion or national origin. The student must have a high school grade point average of 3.0 or an ACT score of 21. Students who receive full scholarships to college are not eligible for this scholarship.