(File Photo of the Pennsylvania Department of Education Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Ellwood City, PA) Four students earned awards worth $1,500 on May 12th, 2025 from the Ellwood City Area Historical Society. The Barensfelds Scholarship went to Lincoln High School senior Kailyn Hamilton for her community essay “Effects of COVID on a Small Town.” That same scholarship also went to Commonwealth Charter Academy senior Hannah Hyde for her community essay “The Closure of the Ellwood City Hospital.” The Painter Scholarships went to Lincoln High School senior Sarah Schwarz and Riverside High School senior DeLanna Fox for their essays on why they want to become teachers.