Claysburg Education Foundation Announces New Annual George S. Dively and Jennie Dively Gardner Scholarships Scholarship

The Claysburg Education Foundation is pleased to announce The George S. Dively and Jennie Dively Gardner Scholarship.

The foundation was awarded monies to cover the annual scholarship award to promote the legacy of George S. Dively and Jennie Dively Gardner, who both grew up in Claysburg.

The George S. Dively Scholarship portion is awarded in honor of George S. Dively, a native of the Claysburg area and a member of the first high school class of 1917.

The Jennie Dively Gardner Scholarship portion is awarded in honor of Mrs. Jennie Dively Gardner, elementary school teacher in the Greenfield-Kimmel Schools during the 1920s.

The amount of the award initially will consist of $1,000 for the first year, renewable up to $1,000 per year for three additional years upon proof of continued successful enrollment in a post-secondary program.

The awardee must be accepted at a post-secondary degree or certificate granting institution and continue toward the degree or certification in order to be eligible for renewal.

Applicants must complete an application. Applicants are considered on the basis of their qualifications in the following areas: scholarship, character traits, school activity involvement, leadership qualities, school attendance, and community and home involvement.

Part of the monies for this fund were previously established going back to the early 1990s and recently transferred to the foundation. However, another donation this year will further give support to the future full establishment of the program when two scholarships per year will be awarded for four years each.

The award will be made at Claysburg-Kimmel’s annual graduation based on the established criteria. Scholarship applications must be submitted by April 30 of each year.

Those interested can obtain copies of the Scholarship application from the Claysburg-Kimmel High School Counseling office or by visiting https://www.claysburgeducationfoundation.org/literature.html