CLARION CO., Pa. (EYT) — The Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug & Alcohol Commission is accepting applications for the 2017 Bernie Smith Memorial Scholarship.
This scholarship provides one high school senior in each county with a single award of $1,000.00 towards post-secondary education.
To be eligible, students in the 2017 graduating class in Armstrong, Indiana, and Clarion County must exemplify the mission of the Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug & Alcohol Commission by their way of involvement, leadership, and accomplishments in their high school careers.
Download application information here: Bernie Smith Scholarship app 2017
All submissions must be postmarked by March 15 for consideration.
This past June, West Shamokin graduate Alivia Peters – the 2015-16 SADD President – accepted the $1,000.00 scholarship, with plans to attend Butler County Community College, and in 2015, Ford City Junior-Senior High graduate Kaitlyn Satterfield was the Armstrong County scholarship recipient during a dinner at Lenape Heights Golf Course. Satterfield -of Manor Township – studied Occupational Therapy at University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg (Westmoreland County) before she will transfer to the University of Pittsburgh main campus.
Bernie Smith served as an Indiana County Commissioner from 1995 to 2006 before dying in office, and was a member of the Armstrong-Indiana Drug and Alcohol Commission Board.
