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Scholarships and Awards are granted based
on specific selection criteria that donors determine when they establish
a fund with the Foundation. In most cases, a committee from the school
will recommend the scholarship and award recipients. Unless otherwise
noted, applications for the various scholarships are available in
the school office or guidance department.
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James D. Collins Memorial Scholarship
- The earnings from this fund are divided equally and distributed
annually to students who are graduates of the Mahanoy Area School
District and Tamaqua Area High School and are planning on attending
an accredited college, university or non-profit technical or vocational
school.
- Andrew Neidlinger Memorial Fund - The earnings from
this fund are annually distributed to a student of the graduating
class of Mahanoy City Area High School, or its successor High School,
who, during his senior year, has been a member of the school's football
team, either actively as a player, or as a substitute sitting on the
bench, who has a 2.5, or better, scholastic average, and who plans
to enter a medically oriented post-high school program at an accredited
institution of learning.
Minersville Area High School
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Martha M. Herbert and Michael
J. Herbert, M.D. Science and Mathematics Scholarship - This scholarship
was established to assist a graduate to attend a college or university
in the United States. Preference shall be given to graduates who
displayed superior academic performance in mathematics and science
during their high school years.
- Alice E. Kear Music Scholarship - This scholarship
was established for a graduate who will attend a college or university
to major in the study of music.
- Tim Stine Memorial Award - This award was established
for a graduating senior who excels as lineman of the Minersville Area
High School football team.
Nativity B.V.M. High School
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Martha M. Herbert and Michael
J. Herbert, M.D. Science and Mathematics Scholarship - This scholarship
was established to assist a graduate to attend a college or university
in the United States. Preference shall be given to graduates who
displayed superior academic performance in mathematics and science
during their high school years.
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Chester P. Steininger Memorial
Scholarship (Accounting) - The earnings from this fund are distributed
to graduates of Nativity B.V.M. High School who are attending or
about to attend a college or university and who are pursuing a four
year college degree in accounting.
- Jean A. Tielman, R.N. Memorial Award - This award was
established for a graduate who is pursuing training leading to a R.N.
diploma or B.S.N. degree.
North Schuylkill High School
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Mark R. Bell Memorial Award -
The earnings from this fund are awarded annually to a member of
the graduating class of North Schuylkill Junior-Senior High School
who is going to pursue further study leading to a Bachelor of Science
degree in elementary education.
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Felker-Smith Memorial Award -
The earnings from the Frank A. Felker and Phyllis J. Felker, nee
Phyllis J. Smith. His wife, Memorial Fund are awarded each year
to the graduate of North Schuylkill High School, who is a resident
of Butler Township, and who has the best academic record of all
Butler Township students for the four years attendance at North
Schuylkill High School.
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Robert C. Fetterolf Memorial
Award - The earnings from the Robert C. Fetterolf Memorial provide
an award to a graduate of North Schuylkill High School who is pursuing
training leading to a R.N. diploma or B.S.N. degree.
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First Baptist Church of Ashland
Nursing Award - Thirty (30%) percent of the earnings from The First
Baptist Church of Ashland Fund shall be awarded to a student of
the graduating class of North Schuylkill High School pursuing a
degree in the Nursing field.
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T. Stuart Goyne Memorial Award
- The earnings from the T. Stuart Goyne Memorial Fund are awarded
each year to a graduate of North Schuylkill High School who has
the second best record for excellence in mathematics.
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Emma T. Irwin Memorial Award
- The earnings from the Emma T. Irwin Memorial Fund are awarded
each year to the graduate of the North Schuylkill School District
who excels in art.
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Betsy Rubright Kent Memorial
Award - The earnings from the Betsy Rubright Kent Memorial Fund
are awarded each year to the graduate of the North Schuylkill School
District who excels in home economics.
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Maud M. Prichard Memorial Award
- The earnings from the Maud M. Prichard Memorial Fund are awarded
each year to a graduate of the North Schuylkill High School who
excels in mathematics.
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William J. "Rex" Roberts
Memorial Award - The earnings from the William J. Rex"
Roberts Memorial Fund are awarded each year to the graduate of the
North Schuylkill School District who excels in English.
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David Lee Sener Memorial Award
- The earnings of this fund shall be awarded annually to a graduating
senior of North Schuylkill School District who is the outstanding
member of the brass section of the North Schuylkill High School
Band.
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Roy P. Steeley Music Award -
The earnings from the Roy P. Steeley Music Scholarship Fund are
awarded each year to the most deserving graduate of the North Schuylkill
High School band.
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Ruth A. Wagner Memorial Award
- The earnings from the Ruth A. Wagner Memorial Fund are awarded
each year to a graduate of North Schuylkill High School, who is
a resident of Butler Township, and who excels in physical education.
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Edward H. Watkins Memorial Award
- The earnings from the Edward H. Watkins Memorial Fund are awarded
each year to a graduating senior of North Schuylkill High School
who has excelled in swimming throughout his or her high school career.
Pine Grove Area High School
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Dolores D. Adams Memorial Scholarship
- The earnings shall be distributed annually in amounts of $250
or more, as fund earnings warrant, to selected students of the graduating
class of Pine Grove Area High School, based on financial need, who
will attend a college, university or trade school.
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Elizabeth K. Frank Memorial Scholarship
- The earnings from the Elizabeth K. Frank Memorial Music Fund are
awarded annually to a graduating senior of the Pine Grove Area High
School who has participated actively in one or more of the school's
musical organizations.
Pottsville Area High School
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Tara M. Corson, Timothy R. Kimber
and Joseph P. McGeoy Memorial Award - The earnings of the principal
shall be awarded annually to a member of the graduating class of
Pottsville Area School District who, throughout his/her high school
career, achieved a superior scholastic record and who participated
extensively in some form of athletics.
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Alice E. Kear Music Scholarship
- This scholarship was established for a graduate who will attend
a college or university to major in the study of music.
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Loretta Pollack Woznisky-Lonoskie
Award - The earnings from the Loretta Pollack Woznisky-Lonoskie
Fund shall be distributed annually as an award to a graduating senior
at Pottsville Area High School, or its successor high school, who
has demonstrated concern and dedication to preserving the environment
and sustaining our green spaces.
Shenandoah Valley High School
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Leonard Chaikowsky Academic Award
- The earnings of this fund shall be awarded annually to a graduating
senior of Shenandoah Valley High School who plans to pursue educational
study and/or training at either an accredited college or university
or an accredited trade school and who has performed credibly both
academically and in service to the community which makes up Shenandoah
Valley School District.
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Pfluger-Przybylik Family Scholarship
- The earnings from the Pfluger-Przybylik Family Scholarship Fund
shall be awarded annually as a scholarship grant to a member of
the graduating class of Shenandoah Valley High School to attend
a college or university to major in a technical field such as accounting,
computer technology, business or engineering.
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James D. Collins Memorial Scholarship
- The earnings from this fund are divided equally and distributed
annually to students who are graduates of Tamaqua Are High School
and the Mahanoy Area School District and are planning on attending
an accredited college, university or non-profit technical or vocational
school.
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Huntzinger-Schadel Family Scholarship
- The earnings provide scholarship assistance to graduates of Tri-Valley
High School for attendance at a college, university or technical
school beyond the high school level but not for graduate work.
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Warren M. Stutzman Memorial Scholarship
- The earnings of the principal shall be awarded annually as a scholarship
to a member of the graduating class of Tri-Valley High School, who
is going to attend a college, university and/or technical school
beyond the high school level. The graduate selected shall be chosen
primarily based upon his or her athletic achievements, with secondary
consideration given to scholastic achievement, leadership ability
and community involvement.
Miscellaneous Awards/Scholarships
Blaze Belfiore Memorial Scholarship
The earnings of the fund shall be paid annually to St. Joseph Center
For Special Learning, Pottsville, PA, for the tuition of a student
attending that institution. Applications are available at St. Joseph
Center For Special Learning, Pottsville, PA.
Ethel M. Jones Ermert, R.N. Award
The earnings each year are awarded to the person in the Pottsville
Hospital School of Nursing who has the highest mark in obstetrics.
Originally the award was given to the graduate of the Ashland State
Hospital School of Nursing, but when that School was closed, the award
was transferred to the geographically closest School of Nursing.
Foundation for Agriculture and Resource Management
(FARM) Youth Scholarship
The earnings from the Foundation for Agriculture and Resource Management
(FARM) Youth Scholarship Fund shall be awarded annually to graduates
of an accredited high school or vocational school with no geographic
limitations as to the location of the school. Successful applicants
will attend a two or four year accredited educational institution
in a discipline of their choosing and may apply annually for future
scholarship support. The FARM shall select the recipients based on
FARM's established scholarship policies and procedures. Applications
are available at the FARM office.
Joseph M. O'Neill, Jr. Memorial Award
The earnings from the Joseph M. O'Neill, Jr. Memorial Fund shall be
distributed annually as an award to a graduating senior whose course
of study was Electromechanical/Industrial Automation and Robotics
at the Schuylkill Technology Center, North Campus. The instructor
of the Electromechanical/Industrial Automations and Robotics class
at the Schuylkill Technology Center, North Campus shall recommend
to recipient of the award.
Leslie E. Harner Instrumental Music Memorial Award
The earnings from this fund shall be paid to graduating seniors who
are members of the Tremont Fire Company Community Band. If there is
no graduating senior who is a member of the Band, earnings may be
retained for distribution to the next eligible student(s).
Rae Ann Lubold Memorial Award
The earnings are awarded each year to the person in the Pottsville
Hospital School of Nursing who is the valedictorian of that class.
Originally the award was given to the graduate of the Ashland State
Hospital School of Nursing, but when that School was closed, the award
was transferred to the geographically closest School of Nursing.
Raymond L. and Jean D. Tilmont Memorial Scholarship
Any member of St. Mauritius Roman Catholic parish in Ashland, who
has completed the eighth grade and will be attending any Catholic
High School as a freshman may apply for a grant from this Memorial.
If, any year, there are no applicants from St. Mauritius Roman Catholic
parish, then applications shall be accepted from students of St. Joseph's
Roman Catholic parish of Ashland. Applications are available at St.
Mauritius Roman Catholic Church and at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic
Church.
Schuylkill Haven Lions Community Charities Healthcare Scholarship
Distributions are made annually from the Schuylkill Haven Lions Community
Charities Healthcare Scholarship Fund to eligible students who are
employees or volunteers of Schuylkill Haven Area EMS, or graduates
of Schuylkill Haven or Blue Mountain School districts to attend a
college, university or trade school to study a healthcare related
field that includes, but is not limited to, Emergency Medical Technician,
Paramedic, Nursing, Laboratory Technician or other Allied Healthcare
discipline. Applications are available through the Schuylkill Haven
Area EMS.
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