The Rotary Club of Tryon recently announced its scholarships and awards for graduating seniors at Polk County High School. The club selected the following recipients from a large number of applicants. The total value over the life of all the scholarships and awards is $26,700.
Madison Alexander is the initial winner of the R. Gorden Threlfall four-year scholarship sponsored by the Rotary Club of Tryon. The scholarship was established to honor Gorden Threlfall, who was president of the club at the time of his recent untimely death in April.
Allison Clayton is the winner of the Frank Ortiz Service Above Self award. This cash award of $1,000 recognizes the senior whose service to the community embodies the principles of service above self.
Other scholarship winners included Caleb Wilson, Anna Koenig, Alexandria Stott, Brittany Twitty and Brandy Smith.
– article submitted by Paul Sutherland