To
request an application for one of the following scholarships, contact
the Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation at (724) 226-9996.
Nursing
Scholarships
- The
Helen Rakowski Bole Nursing Scholarship
Program awards two $1,000 scholarships
annually to female students entering their first year of RN or
BSN programs.
- The
Adolph Rzotkewicz Nursing Scholarship
Program awards two $1,000 scholarships
annually to male or female students entering their first year
of RN or BSN programs.
2009
Helen Rakowski Bole Nursing Scholarship Recipients:
Megan
McConville, Burrell H.S.
Kaitlyn
Green, Franklin Regional H.S.
2009
Adolph Rzotkewicz Nursing Scholarship Recipient:
Ashley
Densmore, Ford City H.S.
Literary
Scholarship
-
The Helen Rakowski Bole Literary
Scholarship Program is offered to seniors at Highlands
High School, with preference to females, intent on majoring in
English Literature, English Education, Communication, Library
Science, or related fields of study. The program was made
possible through the generosity of Ms. Bonnie Orkow, daughter
of the late Helen Rakowski Bole, a 1930 graduate of Har-Brack
High School. Awards are up to $2,000 per year, for
each of the two-years a candidate is eligible.
2008-2009
& 2009-2010 Literary Scholarship Recipient:
Samantha
Vertosick, Highlands H.S.
Robert
& Jean Walsh Scholarship Program
- The Robert
& Jean Walsh Scholarship Program will provide
a scholarship award to a student accepted to an accredited
four-year college in a science or technology major, and
to another student accepted to an accredited four-year college
in a humanities major. The awards will be $3,000 per student,
per year, for up to two years. Because of restrictions
established by the donors, eligible students must be graduating
from either Highlands High School or St.
Joseph High School, Natrona Heights, PA.
2009
Math & Science Scholarship Recipient:
Rachel
Gettinger, St. Joseph H.S.
2009
Humanities Scholarship Recipient:
Cory
Krchnavy , Highlands H.S.
Click
here for a 2010
Scholarship Application
VNA
Scholarship
- The
Helen Rakowski Bole Outstanding
Nurse Award is made annually by the Butler County
Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) and funded by the AKH Foundation
through a grant from Bonnie Orkow.
HESA
Scholarship
- The
Highlands Emergency Services Alliance,
Junior Firefighter Scholarship Program will
provide a scholarship award to a Highlands High School graduate
of the HESA program. The scholarship program was made possible
through a grant from the Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation's Community
Challenge Grant Program. The Highlands Emergency Services
Alliance successfully achieved the goal of 500 attendees at the
Community Safety Fair this past September qualifying them for
the grant.
2009
HESA Scholarship Recipient:
Benjamin Barch, Highlands
H.S.
Click
here for a 2010
HESA
Scholarship Application
Samuel
L. Huey Girls Basketball Scholarship
- The
Samuel L. Huey Girls Basketball
Scholarship is made annually to outstanding senior
girls basketball players in the Alle-Kiski Valley. The following
are the 2010 recipients: Britanie Cassoni, Highlands;
Morgan Sharick, Burrell; Haley Hutterer, Knoch; Erica Carnahan,
Freeport; Nicole Holtz, Deer Lakes; Jacqi Diez, St. Joseph's;
Britta Emberg, Kittanning; Kim Tyborowski, Riverview; Hannah Shaffer,
Apollo-Ridge; Alyssa Eckman, Apollo-Ridge; Aubree Held, Apollo-Ridge
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