Staff Report
Jennings County High School seniors who attended Hayden Elementary School and are planning to attend college or a vocation trade school have several local scholarship options available to them. They are:
Apphia Wohrer Gerth Memorial Scholarship
Applicants must be admitted to a college, junior college, technical or trade school. The award of a plaque and $250 cash is given to a senior who had been a member of the Hayden Little Hoosier Historians.
Pat Sullivan/Rodger Ruddick Honorary Scholarship
Applicants must be admitted to a college, junior college, technical or trade school, and have attended four years or more at the Hayden Elementary School. The award consists of a plaque and $500 cash.
Michael Euler Memorial Scholarship
Applicants for this award must be admitted to a college, junior college, technical or trade school and have attended four or more years at the Hayden Elementary School. The award consists of a plaque and $800 cash.
Martha M. Vogel Memorial Scholarship
Applicants must be admitted to a college, junior college, technical or trade school and have attended four or more years at the Hayden Elementary School. A plaque and $500 will be awarded to two recipients.
John and Alice Wohrer Memorial Scholarship
The award is given to a senior who attended four or more years at the Hayden school. Preference will be given to the applicant who has been admitted to a college or junior college with the intention of gaining a degree in the field of education. The award includes a plaque and $1,400 cash.
Edward and Marjorie Kehrt Memorial Scholarship
Applicants must be admitted to a college, junior college, technical or trade school, be a resident of Spencer Township and have attended four or more years at Hayden Elementary School. This award includes a plaque and $1,200 cash.
Applications for these scholarships can be picked up in the high school guidance office. They need to be returned by March 13.
For additional information concerning these scholarships, please call the Hayden Historical Museum at 812-592-8445 or email haydenmuseum@gmail.com.
