Scholarship applications available from Rotary Club

Marlborough - Each year the Marlborough Rotary Club awards scholarships to several area high school seniors to further their educations at institutions of higher learning.

The club awards six scholarships and two awards totaling $6,500: two $1,000 scholarships to students graduating from Marlborough High School; two $1,000 scholarships to students graduating from Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School (AVRTHS); one $1,000 scholarship to a student who resides in Marlborough but attends another area secondary school; and the Frederick Fitzgerald Memorial Scholarship of $1,000 to a Marlborough High School student. Each candidate must be a senior graduating from high school in good standing and be accepted to a two- or four-year college.

In addition, the club awards two $250 grants to AVRTHS graduates in vocational studies to use to buy the tools of his/her trade.

Applications must be completed and submitted by Wednesday April 30. Applications are available at the respective high schools; directly from the Marlborough Rotary Club, P.O. Box 186, Marlborough, MA 01752; or from any Marlborough Rotarian.

"Youth service is a major component of the Marlborough Rotary Club's community service," Rotary President Marilyn Perry said, "and education is the keystone for the future of our young people. It's in the best tradition of Rotary's motto, 'Service Above Self.'"