Feb 15, 2014 3 min read

The Washington County Community Foundation is accepting applications for the following post-secondary scholarships:

• Clyde J. Tracanna/Washington Rotary Club Scholarship – $3,000 available; McGuffey, Washington and Trinity students; for community service.

• Joseph P. Femiani Memorial Scholarship – $1,000; Peters Township students; community service.

• David O. and Sara F. Johnson Family Education Fund – $1,000; McGuffey students.

• Alice Boone Main Memorial Fund – $500; McGuffey students.

• Barry Clark Barto Memorial Scholarship Fund – $500; Burgettstown students; trade school.

• Buckholt Science Scholarship – $500; McGuffey students; science major.

• Burgettstown Junior-Senior High Student Council Leadership Scholarship Fund – $700; Burgettstown students active in Student Council.

• Arthur V. Ciervo Scholarship Fund – $500; Bethlehem-Center students.

• Margaret Pitek Ciervo Scholarship Fund – $500; Bethlehem-Center female students.

• Ronald T. Miller Scholarship Fund – $1,000; Peters Township students; engineering major.

• Charles Pappas Sr. Scholarship Fund – $1,500; Burgettstown students.

• Visiting Nurses’ Association Scholarship Fund – $3,000; second-year nursing students; resident of Washington County.

• Curtis Wachter Memorial Scholarship Fund – $500; photography or photojournalism major; resident of Washington County.

• Dr. Paul Pipik Fund for Study in the Health Sciences – $750; Bethlehem-Center students; health sciences major.

• Kirk C. Moninger Fund – $200; Trinity students; National Honor Society; varsity lacrosse.

• Elizabeth Plumer Memorial Scholarship Fund – $1,000; Trinity students; education major.

• D. Jack & Geraldine L. Gaido Memorial Fund – $4,000; Chartiers-Houston or Trinity students or homeschooled students residing in these districts; business, medicine or theology majors.

• Dave Pew Memorial Scholarship Fund – $500; Peters Township students; music or music education majors.

• Ringgold Alumni Scholarship Fund – $250; Ringgold students.

• Sprowls College and Post Graduate Scholarship Fund – $1,000; Fort Cherry students; preference for students demonstrating a passion for the humanities.

• Kerns Family Scholarship Fund – $1,000; McGuffey students; Future Farmers of America; agriculture major.

• John & Sophie Choratch Scholarship Fund – $14,000; resident of Washington County; parent is employed or volunteers as a first responder in Washington County.

• Burgettstown Lions Scholarship Fund – $1,000; Burgettstown students; community service.

• Megan J. Phillis Scholarship Fund for Academic Excellence – $500; Burgettstown students.

• Black Family Scholarship – $2,000; Avella or West Greene students; agriculture, education or nursing major.

• Rebecca Sarah Rogers – $1,000; Washington students; education major.

• Linda LeFever Scholarship Fund – $1,000; Heinz School of Carnegie Mellon; resident of Washington or Allegheny counties.

• Scholarship Fund for the Arts – $500; Chartiers-Houston students majoring in the arts.

• Kiwanis Club of Washington Scholarship Fund – $500; Western Area Career and Technology Center.

• Ryan Johnston & Vaughn Johnston Scholarship Fund – $1,000; McGuffey students.

• Chapman Family Scholarship Fund – $23,000; students graduating from any high school in Washington or Greene counties attending any post-secondary school, including trade and technical schools.

• CAS/Dr. Kim Stacher Scholarship Fund – $1,000; students graduating from any high school in Washington or Greene counties; preference given to former students of the Community Action Southwest Head Start program.

• Olivia Scott Scholarship Fund – $2,000; McGuffey students and students graduating from any other high school in Washington County.

• Washington Community Federal Credit Union Scholarship – $4,500; students graduating from any high school in Washington County.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the online post-secondary scholarship application available on www.wccf.net.

Additionally, students must provide hard copies of their completed FAFSA form and transcript to the WCCF office at 331 S. Main St., Washington, PA 15301. All components of the application must be received by April 1 in order for any student to be considered for a scholarship.

To date, the foundation has awarded more than $890,000 in scholarships to local students.