UPPER ALLEN WOMAN'S CLUB GFWC
Mechanicsburg Area School District
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
Each year the Upper Allen Woman's Club Foundation awards several $2,500 scholarships to Mechanicsburg High School seniors. Working with the Mechanicsburg Senior High guidance counselors, a committee of club members selects the recipients. The Upper Allen Woman’s Club GFWC also gives eleven $150 awards (one for each subject area). Department teachers select the recipient. The scholarship/awards are then presented at the May awards evening.
Upper Allen Woman's Club GFWC and the Upper Allen Woman’s Club Foundation jointly present the Mechanicsburg Middle School Award to a female eighth grade student at the end of the first, second, and third marking periods. The recipient of this award is selected by members of the middle school staff on the basis of her academic achievement, improvement, and participation in extracurricular activities. She receives a gift certificate to Barnes and Noble from the club and a plaque from the foundation. The winner and her parents are invited to attend the general meeting immediately following the end of the marking period.
UPPER ALLEN WOMAN’S CLUB FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
2022
Applications due by April 15, 2022
2022 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
Are you a MASH senior, parent, grandparent, friend, or neighbor of a MASH senior? The Upper Allen Woman’s Club Foundation Scholarship application has just been released. This year the club is awarding two $2,500 scholarships to 1) a senior who has been accepted by an institution of higher study, and 2) to a senior who plans to earn an associate's degree, diploma or certificate at a trade or technical school or community college. Seniors must also meet the criteria outlined in the scholarship application form. Visit the Mechanicsburg High School Counseling Center for an application or download the form below. Applications are due no later than April 15. Over the past years, the UAWC Foundation has awarded over $27,000 to students.
2022 AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
The Upper Allen Woman's Club GFWC and the Upper Allen Woman's Club Foundation presented eleven subject awards and one scholarship at the annual Senior Awards Night in May.
$150 was presented to each of the subject award winners from the Upper Allen Woman’s Club GFWC. The $2,500 scholarship was presented from the Upper Allen Woman’s Club Foundation.
The following students were honored with Subject Awards from Upper Allen Woman’s Club:
Health, Safety & Physical Education – Luke Hopkins
Business, Communications, & Information Technology – Ryan Wilson
Tech Education – Jacob Schlosser
Family and Consumer Sciences – Shaniyah Anderson
Science – Eleanor Meckley
English – Olivia Walter
Mathematics - Tyler Hoke
Social Studies – Benedict Grill
Art – Xavier Muza
Music – Carly Starling
World Languages – Sophie Blair
Upper Allen Woman’s Club Foundation Scholarship Recipient 2022:
Christian Yeager. $2,500 will be sent to Belmont University on Christian's behalf.
CONGRATULATIONS!
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MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT OF THE QUARTER
The Upper Allen Woman's Club GFWC presents the Mechanicsburg Middle School Award quarterly to a female student who consistently strives for academic improvement, achievement, and participation in extracurricular activities.
STUDENT OF THE 1ST QUARTER
December 2021
Johanna Runkle, an eighth-grade student at the Mechanicsburg Middle School, was recognized as the recipient of the Mechanicsburg Middle School Award from the Upper Allen Woman’s Club GFWC. Johanna’s favorite subject is American Studies, and she participates in cross country, the MMS musical, the Mechanicsburg swim club and is a library assistant. She was presented a certificate and a Barnes and Noble gift card. Congratulations, Johanna.
Photo, from left: Jane Frymark of the Upper Allen Woman’s Club, Student of the Quarter Johanna Runkle, Johanna’s mother, Janet Runkle, and Mechanicsburg Middle School Assistant Principal Kelly Ziegler.
STUDENT OF THE 2ND QUARTER
February 2022
Becca Witter, an eighth-grade student at the Mechanicsburg Middle School, was recognized as the recipient of the Mechanicsburg Middle School Award from the Upper Allen Woman’s Club GFWC at their February meeting. This award is presented quarterly to a female student who consistently strives for academic improvement, achievement, and participation in extracurricular activities. Becca’s favorite subjects are Art and Math, and she is participates in Wildcat TV, Student Advisory and school soccer. She was presented a certificate and a Barnes and Noble gift card. Congratulations, Becca.
Above: Keni Melphis, Upper Allen Woman’s Club representative, presents Becca Witter with the quarterly Mechanicsburg Middle School Award for academic improvement, achievement, and participation in extracurricular activities.
STUDENT OF THE 3RD QUARTER
April 2022
Congratulations to Lillian Benoit, an 8th grader at Mechanicsburg Middle School, who received the Middle School Award from the Upper Allen Woman's Club GFWC at their April meeting. This award is presented quarterly to a female student who consistently strives for academic improvement, achievement, and participation in extracurricular activities. Lillian enjoys bracelet making, baking and cooking. She is a library assistant and a member of the chorus and select chorus.
Pictured is Keni Melphis, Upper Allen Woman's Club, Lillian, and her mother, Amanda Benoit.