TWO $1000 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED TO DOWNRIVER HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO HAVE COMPETED IN EITHER THE NEWS HERALD CROSS COUNTRY MEET OR THE NEWS HERALD TRACK MEET. EACH STUDENT WILL HAVE TO BE ENROLLED IN AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2009.
THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE TO BE AWARDED BASED ON CROSS COUNTRY AND/OR TRACK PARTICIPATION INCLUDING THE NEWS HERALD CHAMPIONSHIPS. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT WILL BE FACTORED IN AND CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. THE AWARDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED PRIOR TO JUNE 30 AND AWARDED TO THE RECIPIENT. WINNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND AND RECEIVE THEIR RECOGNITION AT THE CLUB'S ANNUAL PICNIC JULY 08, 2009.