In May the club’s committee finalized its search for high school students in the Upper Arlington and Grandview areas. On May 14 eleven seniors were provided financial support for their upcoming university studies. For the first time the awards were increased to allow 10 students to receive $2000 amounts and one student received $2500.
“We had many outstanding students applying for the Kiwanis scholarships this year,” said Jim Bauer, who chairs the Northwest Kiwanis Club’s scholarship program. “Approximately 20 percent of the students had a grade-point average of 4.0 or better, along with 90 percentile or higher on their SAT/ACT scores”.
Mr. Bauer stated “Every applicant had a wonderful resume of community involvement, volunteering and giving back to the community”. “Everyone on the scholarship committee felt all of the applicants were great and the idea of giving back to the communities and helping others less fortunate is certainly instilled in all of these applicants.”
These outstanding students attended Grandview High School, Columbus School for Girls and Upper Arlington High School.
A special award this year was the first annual “Jake Will Kiwanis Scholarship” given in honor of Mr. Will, a long-time member of Northwest Kiwanis and a leader of the scholarship committee.
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