The James J. and Mary Edith Rhoades Foundation is proud to announce that the following students have been unanimously chosen by the scholarship selection committee as the three scholarship recipients for the 2019 Scholarship Competition. Each of the following qualifiers will receive a $2,000 scholarship award to put towards their higher education pursuits:
Emily AmershekTamaqua Area
High School Emily will be attending University of Scranton. |
Emily FerraroWilliams Valley
High School Emily will be attending Shippensburg University. |
Emily DemalisShenandoah Valley
High School Emily will be attending Pennsylvania State University Schreyer Honors College. |
Each student recently graduated from a Schuylkill County High School, resides in Schuylkill County, and will be attending an institution of higher education next year. Each student exemplifies the vision of the Foundation, including a strong and continued commitment to education, community and/or citizenship. We very proud and impressed by all the applications that we received, and to all the students of Schuylkill County that will continue to "pay it forward", to stay involved in their surrounding communities and to strongly pursue a higher level education!
Congratulations to 2010 Rhoades Scholarship winner Madison Ferris.