Osawatomie High School Seniors received scholarships totaling about $165,000 during the 24th annual Frank Elliott Scholarship Awards Banquet. The banquet took place recently inside the OHS Auditorium. A total of 171 local scholarships amounting to $165,000 were awarded to 20 seniors and one junior. Local scholarships totaling about $92,800 also will continue for the next three years for past graduates, according to numbers provided by Beth Stour-Rhine, the OHS Scholarship Program Director.
Stout-Rhine told the seniors how lucky they are to receive so much community support, saying it does take a village to raise a child. She also thanked all of the parents and family members in attendance for supporting the seniors. There were 701 scholarship applications submitted by 21 students this year.
