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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) According to a release from Kerry Ford, Public Relations, Ellwood City High School and Riverside High School seniors graduating from those schools can apply now for the Dom Viccari-McDonald’s of Ellwood City Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to local young people who excel in community service, academic achievement and leadership ability. The award is open for students that are attending academic or vocational schools for two or four years. One graduating senior from Ellwood City and one graduating senior from Riverside will earn a $1,000 scholarship. The scholarship is named after Dom Viccari, a council president, council member and borough manager in Ellwood City who worked hard in his community until retiring in 2013. Viccari passed away in 2022 and was 89 years old. Students also must write essays about three different topics, which all have to be addressed in the essay. According to the release, here are the topics:
- Explain how you would be inspired to improve your community.
- Describe what philosophy of community service you would pass on to those who aspire to lead.
- Being a leader requires compassion, empathy, energy, creativeness, responsibility, trust and other attributes. Describe the qualities you possess that make you worthy of receiving the Viccari – McDonald’s Scholarship.
Students that are interested need to apply before May 1st and can visit beavercountyfoundation.com to apply.