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Foundation accepting scholarship applications

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Washington County Community Foundation is accepting applications for the following post-secondary scholarships:

• Clyde J. Tracanna/Washington Rotary Club Scholarship – $3,000 available for McGuffey, Washington and Trinity students involved in community service.

• Joseph P. Femiani Memorial Scholarship – $1,000, Peters Township students involved in community service.

• David O. and Sara F. Johnson Family Education Fund – $1,000, McGuffey students.

• Alice Boone Main Memorial Fund – $500, McGuffey students.

• Barry Clark Barto Memorial Scholarship Fund – $500, Burgettstown students attending a trade school.

• Buckholt Science Scholarship – $500, McGuffey students majoring in science.

• Burgettstown Junior/Senior High Student Council Leadership Scholarship Fund – $500, Burgettstown students active in Student Council.

• Arthur V. Ciervo Scholarship Fund – $500, Bethlehem-Center students.

• Margaret Pitek Ciervo Scholarship Fund – $500, Bethlehem-Center female students.

• Ronald T. Miller Scholarship Fund – $1,000, Peters Township students majoring in engineering.

• Charles Pappas Sr. Scholarship Fund – $1,500, Burgettstown students.

• Visiting Nurses’ Association Scholarship Fund – $3,000, second-year nursing students who reside in Washington County.

• Curtis Wachter Memorial Scholarship Fund – $500, photography or photojournalism major who resides in Washington County.

• Dr. Paul Pipik Fund for Study in the Health Sciences – $850, Bethlehem-Center students majoring in health sciences.

• Kirk C. Moninger Fund – $300, Trinity students who are members of the National Honor Society or varsity lacrosse.

• Elizabeth Plumer Memorial Scholarship Fund – $1,000, Trinity students majoring in education.

• D. Jack and Geraldine L. Gaido Memorial Fund – $4,000, Chartiers-Houston and Trinity students or homeschooled students residing in these districts who are majoring in business, medicine or theology.

• Dave Pew Memorial Scholarship Fund – $500, Peters Township students who are majoring in music or music education.

• Ringgold Alumni Scholarship Fund – $250, Ringgold students.

• Sprowls College and Post Graduate Scholarship Fund – $1,000, Fort Cherry students, with a preference for students with a passion for the humanities.

• Kerns Family Scholarship Fund – $1,000, McGuffey students who are members of Future Farmers of America and majoring in agriculture.

• John and Sophie Choratch Scholarship Fund – $17,000, children of Washington County families accepted at or attending a post-secondary trade school, college or university whose parent or guardian is employed or volunteers as a first responder in Washington County. Preference will be given to those students whose parent or guardian has been killed in the line of duty, or those who have been affected by a local tragedy.

• Burgettstown Lions Scholarship Fund – $1,000, Burgettstown students involved in community service.

• Megan J. Phillis Scholarship Fund for Academic Excellence – $500, Burgettstown students.

• Black Family Scholarship – $2,000, Avella or West Greene students majoring in agriculture, education or nursing.

• Rebecca Sarah Rogers – $1,000, Washington students majoring in education.

• Linda LeFever Scholarship Fund – $1,000, Heinz School of Carnegie Mellon for residents of Washington or Allegheny counties.

• Scholarship Fund for the Arts – $500, Chartiers-Houston students majoring in the arts.

• Kiwanis Club of Washington Scholarship Fund – $500, Western Area Career and Technology Center students.

• Ryan Johnston and Vaughn Johnston Scholarship Fund – $1,000, McGuffey students.

• Chapman Family Scholarship Fund – $25,000, students graduating from any high school in Washington or Greene counties and attending any post-secondary school, including trade and technical schools.

• CAS / Dr. Kim Stacher Scholarship Fund – $1,000, students graduating from any high school in Washington or Greene counties, with preference given to former students of the Community Action Southwest Head Start program.

• Olivia Scott Scholarship Fund – $2,000, students graduating from any high school in Washington County.

• Washington Community Federal Credit Union Scholarship – $4,500, students graduating from any high school in Washington County.

• Sam and Bev Minor Fund – $1,000, students graduating from a Washington or Greene County high school, with preference given to students who demonstrate a propensity for entrepreneurialism, have been employed while attending high school or who have participated in Junior Achievement. This is the initial distribution from this fund, which was created in 2013 by the WCCF to honor Sam and Bev Minor as Philanthropists of the Year.

• William L. and Barbara M. Laird Fund – $1,000, McGuffey students majoring in elementary education. This is the initial distribution from this fund, which was created in 2014 by Cathie Laird to honor her parents for their role in making her career as an elementary teacher possible.

• Christman Family Scholarship Fund – $1,000, Washington High School female students who are members of a minority class. This is the initial distribution from this fund, which was created in 2014 by Audrey Christman. As a student, Christman received scholarship support that helped her to attend college, and through the Christman Family Scholarship, she hopes to create a similar opportunity for local young women who are pursuing higher education. Christman and her late husband, Walter, also have a donor advised fund at WCCF.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the online post-secondary scholarship application available at www.wccf.net. Additionally, students must provide hard copies of their completed FAFSA form and transcript to the WCCF office, 331 S. Main St., Washington, PA 15301. All components of the application must be received by April 1 for any student to be considered for a scholarship.

To date, the foundation has awarded more than $1.1 million in scholarships to local students.

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