Annually, Springfield Elks Lodge 1560, tries to do their part in the community by rewarding area high school graduates with scholarships. This year was no different as six graduates received $500 scholarships
The list starts with three from Springfield High School and three from Green Mt. Union High School. They were Sofia Gulick of SHS the daughter of Kathleen and Barry Gulick and she’ll be attending Simmons College. Owen Kelley of SHS and the son of Scott & Angella Kelley and he will be attending Northern Vt., Univ. Samantha Mirra of SHS the daughter of Elizabeth & Joseph Mirra and she’ll be attending Springfield College. From GMUHS are Sadie Wood daughter of MIchael & Julie-Lynn Wood and she will be attending Duke Univ. Ben Haseltine the son of Mary & Matthew Haseltine will be attending The Hartt School. The third GMUHS is Alexia White daughter of Venessa White and she will be attending James Madison Univ.
Chairman of the Springfield Elks scholarship committee is Jackie Driscoll-Page and committee members are PER Vicki, Treasurer Karen Whitney and member Gay Mobus. The committee works very hard to narrow all the applications down to three great students.
Caption for attached photo: At the recent awarding of scholarships at Springfield Elks Lodge were from L to r; Scholarship chairman Jackie Driscoll-Page, students Sofia Gulick and Owen Kelley and treasurer Kathy Whitney.