Local teens snag scholarships for community service
Fifteen local scholars got a jump-start on their college tuition, thanks to the Kassenbrock Brothers Memorial Scholarship Fund.
The students all high school seniors — were chosen out of approximately 50 applicants for the $5,000 to $1,000 grants based on a history of documented community service, as well as stellar academics, said Mary Ann Walsh, the funds administrator, during the May meeting of the Bay Ridge Community Council, where the 15 were introduced.
This years applicants were extraordinary, not only in the performance of community service but also in academics, stressed Walsh. They go above and beyond what is required by their high school.