Educators at Scenic Hill Elementary School in Kent decorate the halls and classrooms with college-themed bulletin boards, pennants and flags in hopes that students will work toward the goal of a college education.<\/p>\n
Now the staff has started a Scenic Hill Scholarship to help students from the school pay for college once they graduate from high school.<\/p>\n
“The school is now taking the initiative to make this dream become a reality for Scenic Hill alums,” according to a press release from the Scenic Hill Scholarship Committee.<\/p>\n
They are seeking others to donate to the fund.<\/p>\n
“The committee would like to invite the greater Scenic Hill community and local businesses to support their scholarship endeavor and help the dream of college become a reality for some local Kent students,” according to the press release.<\/p>\n
At the conclusion of morning messages at the school, scholars and staff alike recite, “After high school comes college!”<\/p>\n
During the 2021-2022 school year, the school began to think of ways they could turn their motto into a reality for Scenic Hill alum. Under the leadership of staff member Jason Russell, the school formed a scholarship committee and staff pledged money to start a scholarship fund.<\/p>\n
To date, the Scenic Hill staff has personally pledged $3,345 to the fund.<\/p>\n
Principal Harjeet Sandhu appreciates the staff’s generosity.<\/p>\n
“I’m incredibly amazed by the generosity of our staff who are committed to providing our Scenic Hill alumni with an opportunity to attend college and the chance for a more hopeful future,” Sandhu said.<\/p>\n
The committee’s goal is to offer multiple scholarships to deserving applicants.<\/p>\n