Dollars for Scholars awards $53,500
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POLSON — This year Polson Dollars for Scholars awarded 38 scholarships totaling $53,500 to Polson High School seniors and former Polson High School graduates who are currently attending an accredited two year, four year, community college, university or vocational school.
One new scholarship was provided this year by the alumni of the Class of 1964 in the amount of $500 for a college student. Dollars for Scholars add to this scholarship to increase it to $2,000. This scholarship was for any Polson graduate who was a student at any university who had completed their freshman year. Joanna Browning was the recipient of this scholarship.
Four $1,000 Hib and Mildred Hanson Memorial scholarships were awarded to Jaylin Kenney Riley Kenney, Laura Barta and Bradford Dalton.
The Chris Hoyt Memorial $500 scholarship, set up by the Hoyt family in memory of highway patrolman Christopher Hoyt was awarded to Shilah Doble and Reno Lindesmith. Polson Dollars for Scholars matched these scholarships to make them $1,000. A second $500 Hoyt scholarship along with a $500 scholarship from the Oberlitner/Theiler Family Scholarship was awarded to Sarah Howell. A second $1,000 scholarship from this same family was awarded to Kole Cordier and was increased to $2,000 with $1,000 added by Polson Dollars for Scholars. Jaiden Toth was also awarded a $500 Oberlitner/Theiler Scholarship matched by Polson Dollars for Scholars for a total of $1,000.
Because of the high cost of post-secondary education, Polson Dollars for Scholars donated money to individual scholarships that have been sponsored by various groups of individuals, so that each $500 scholarship for college students was increased to $2,000.
The following $2,000 scholarships were also presented to students who are graduates and currently attending college. Kayla Duford received the Dollars for Scholars Continuing Education Scholarship. Austin Von Tom and Sharidan Russell were awarded the Fred Barnowsky Scholarship. The Merle Anderson Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Heidi Rausch. Tegan Bauer received the Polson District #23 Employees Scholarship. McKenna Sampson was awarded the Sue Lanier Memorial Scholarship. The Wayne and Helen Gryde Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Erica Alfiero. The Ruth Walker Scholarship was awarded to Lauren Dupuis. Isak Petersen was awarded the Alumni Class of 1920-1955 scholarship.
Other students attending college who were awarded $1,000 scholarships from Polson Dollars for Scholars were: McKenzie Clay, Monica Cleveland, Madeline Hewston, Brady Hislop, Heidi Hunsucker, Colleen Jacobson, Breanne Kelley, Ian Laimbeer, Jordan Quinn, Laura Rost, Krysta Seville, Zach Schmidt, Azia Smith and Roseanna Stanfield. Kabrina Cordier was awarded a $500 scholarship.
Seniors at Polson High School were awarded the following scholarships. These scholarships are for $500 and then matched by Polson Dollars for Scholars to make them $1,000. Some exceptions to the above are: The Class of ’59 provided $1,500 and Polson Dollars for Scholars added $500.
The Class of ’59 selected Kaelen Wall for their scholarship. The Trussler Family provides a $2,000 scholarship to a vocational school, and Thomas Crosby received this scholarship. Another new scholarship this year is The Women of Rollins/Emma Sager Scholarship that provided $1,500 and Polson Dollars for Scholars added $500, and this was awarded to Laura Freeman. Jonah Kasnitz was selected by the Montecahto Club Scholarship for $1,000. Morgan Moll was awarded the $1,000 Polson District #23 Employees Scholarship. Polson Dollars for Scholars awarded Sarah Rausch, Kylie Koberg, and Shannon McGinnis each a $1,000 scholarship.
Polson Dollars for Scholars is a local non-profit organization established in 2002. The purpose of the organization is to expand access to post-secondary educational opportunities for Polson High School graduates. Since its inception, Polson Dollars for Scholars has provided 209 students with a $214,650 worth of scholarships. Tax-deductible donations, individuals leaving money in their wills, and fund-raisers provide the funds for scholarships as well as individuals setting up a scholarship fund in memory of a loved one. All donations and monies raised go towards scholarships. The board of directors is comprised of local volunteers who would like to encourage anyone interested to furthering the goal to please join the organization.
For more information on setting up a scholarship in memory of a loved one or joining our organization please contact board member Chris Strom at stromchris2@gmail.com.
