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Graduating seniors receive foundation scholarships

Graduating seniors from Marquette Senior and Alternative high schools are honored during a Tuesday ceremony in the Barb Crill Gymnasium at MSHS. Over $166,000 in scholarships were awarded through the Marquette Area Public Schools Education Foundation. (Journal photo by Christie Bleck)

MARQUETTE — Graduating seniors of Marquette Senior and Marquette Alternative high schools received thousands of dollars in scholarships from the Marquette Area Public Schools Education Foundation during a Tuesday ceremony at MSHS’s Barb Crill Memorial Gymnasium.

A total of 151 graduating seniors were awarded $166,093 in scholarships.

“As a school system, usually we’re trying to hoard money and put it other places,” MAPS Superintendent Bill Saunders said. “This is one of those great events where we actually get to give a boatload of money away.”

Saunders said the event wouldn’t have been possible with a lot of community support.

“The ultimate goal is every graduate of Marquette Area Public Schools will get some form of award,” Saunders said.

Linda Winslow, MAPSEF board president, also credited the community.

“To support all of this, we have our community, who is a huge supporter for us, our board, a huge supporter, and this year, we have eight new funds that we’ll be giving away,” Winslow said.

Those funds are: the Barb Crill Memorial Fund, Mick and Judy Vonck Family Fund, Scott and Jill White Family Fund, TriMedia Environmental and Engineering Services Fund, UP Diabetes Outreach Network Fund, Class of 2018 Fund, Graveraet Class of 1964 and Phil Niemisto Fund.

MAPSEF acquires and endows funds for distribution in grants to MAPS staff and student projects as well as awards to graduating seniors.

For more information on starting a scholarship or donating to an existing one, visit the MAPSEF website at mapseducationfoundation.weebly.com/contact.html, or contact Lori Frak at 906-225-5324 or lfrak@mapsnet.org

Christie Bleck can be reached at 906-228-2500, ext. 250.

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