The Rotary Club of San Marco awarded $20,000 in scholarships to SMHS and Academy seniors. $17,500 of the money came from income from our local Rotary Foundation endowment. The other $2500 was added by their Board of Directors at their meeting earlier in March.
The awards included 7 scholarships of $2000 each to SMHS students and 2 at $1000 each to Academy students. We also awarded $4000 total to 3 dyslexic students. A major gift to the local Foundation when it was created specified that 20 percent of scholarships must be awarded to dyslexic students each year.