Penguins Foundation awards scholarships to 10 local high school students
Each scholarship is worth $3,000 for the student’s first year and an additional $2,000 for the second year.
Ten high school graduates have been awarded scholarships from the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation.
Each PPF scholarship is valued at $3,000 for the student’s first year of college.
An $2,000 is available for the second year of college if a 3.0 GPA is maintained and a minimum of 24 credit hours are earned.
The following students have received scholarships this year:
- Ethan James Bell - Pittsburgh Science & Technology - University of Pittsburgh
- Christian Cole - CAPA - Gannon University
- Isabel Concepcion - Woodland Hills - University of Pittsburgh
- Marjani Howze-Jetter - Pittsburgh Obama - Temple University
- Elena McCutcheon - Allegheny Valley - Penn State University
- Caroline McDevitt - Penn Hills - Penn State University @ Erie
- Kendall McKelvey - Northgate - Oberlin College
- Leah Spencer - Cornell - Staffordshire University @ UK
- Isabella Ruston - Steel Valley - Penn State University
- Ava Rose Waleko - Pittsburgh Science & Technology - American University @ DC
The Penguins Foundation has awarded nearly 175 scholarships over the past decade in partnership with UPMC.
This year, the Penguins Foundation supported six different scholarship programs, awarding $109,000 to 37 Pittsburgh-area students.