Memorabilia made from wood salvaged before the tearing down of the old Uniontown School by a group of alumni and sold to alumni, teachers, students and friends has provided monies for a scholarship fund to benefit former Uniontown Elementary School students.
The Uniontown High School Alumni Association will award $1,000 scholarships to two Lake High School 2009 graduates. The awards are for one year and are non-renewable.
Application forms are available in the Lake High School guidance office. The deadline for submitting the completed application is April 3.
Criteria for the scholarships are:
- The applicant must have a parent, grandparent, or great grandparent who attended Uniontown School.
- The applicant must have attended Uniontown Elementary School for a minimum of three years.
- The applicant must have a minimum 2.5 grade point average.
- The applicant must have been accepted at a college, university, technical or trade school for 2009.
- The applicant will be responsible for completing and returning the application in full, including the student recommendation form and attending a personal interview if called.
- An academic record must be attached to the application.
- The awards will be given in the form of a check made out jointly to the recipient and the school of choice.
