Dollars for Scholars announces scholarships, applications due April 11
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Dollars for Scholars
Polson Dollars for Scholars will award up to $27,500 through 18 scholarships this spring to Polson High School graduates. The deadline for applications is April 11.
Qualifications vary with each scholarship. For more information and applications contact Emily Johnson at the Polson High School guidance office at 883-6351, ext. 205, or epeck@polson.k12.mt.us.
Scholarship money is provided by the local Polson Dollars for Scholars organization from money generated by various fund raising events, which take place throughout the year, donations from individuals and clubs and from families who provide scholarships in memory of loved ones.
Nine $2,000 scholarships provide financial assistance to PHS graduates who are continuing their education at an accredited four-year, two-year, community college or vocational program. These scholarships are provided in memory of Sue Gregg Lanier, Polson Bay Grocery Kineas/Mahoney, Fred Barnowsky, Merle C. Anderson, School District #23 employees, Polson Alumni 1920-1955, Ruth Walker, Dollars for Scholars and a new scholarship in memory of Helen and Wayne Gryde. Polson Dollars for Scholars provides matching fund to increase the amount of the scholarships this year to $2,000.
Nine scholarships are for graduating seniors, provided by individuals for various reasons — the John Oberlitner Scholarship provided by the Theiler family; Class of ’59 Scholarship; School District 23 Employees Scholarship; the Montecahto Club Scholarship; Toby Nelson Scholarship; VetCare Scholarship; Polson Dollars for Scholars Scholarship; a $2,000 Vo-Tech scholarship’ and a new scholarship in memory of Chris Hoyt, a Montana Highway Patrolman. Polson Dollars matched the amounts to raise each scholarship to $1,000.
Polson Dollars for Scholars is a local organization established in 2002, operated as a non-profit, tax-exempt scholarship foundation. The purpose of Polson Dollars for Scholars is to expand access to post-secondary educational opportunities for Polson High School graduates. All donations and monies raised go towards scholarships.
For more information on setting up a scholarship in memory of a loved one or joining Dollars for Scholars, please contact board member Chris Strom at (406) 883-4526.
