Woodland High School Student Wins $1,000 Scholarship

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Family Savings Credit Union has awarded seven graduating high school seniors merit scholarships, including one student who attends school in Bartow County. 

The scholarship funds are raised each fall at a golf tournament hosted by Family Savings. For the 2014-2015 school year, the business was able to award seven $1,000 scholarships, which can be applied toward academic expenses at the student’s chosen college.

This year’s 2015 C. V. Glassco Memorial Scholarship recipients are:

• Lora Haas - Woodland High School, Cartersville
• Alexis Barron – Southside High School, Southside, Alabama
• Torius Moore – Etowah High School, Attalla, Alabama
• Chasody Lynn Reed – North Sand Mountain High School, Higdon, Alabama
• Hannah Olsen – North Paulding High School, Dallas
• Lizbeth Rangel – Cedartown High School, Cedartown
• Katie Curtis – Sonoraville High School, Calhoun

The scholarship was named the C. V. Glassco Memorial Scholarship in memory of C. V. Glassco of Gadsden, Alabama.

Before retiring in 2004, Glassco served Family Savings as a volunteer on the Board of Directors for over 35 years, with 22 of those as the board chairman. He also served on the Boards of Directors such as the United Way of Etowah County (Alabama), Boys and Girls Club and Boy Scouts of America. Glassco passed away in 2008 following an extended illness.

To be considered, students were required to send a copy of their high school transcript, three letters of recommendation, a statement of their goals and a student resume. The recipients were chosen based heavily on extracurricular activities, community involvement and academic performance. This year, just over 200 applications were received from various seniors throughout Georgia and Alabama.

Family Savings Credit Union is a member-owned financial cooperative established in 1951 presently serving over 73,000 members in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama.

For additional information on Family Savings or the Scholarship Program, call 888-311-3728 or 256-439-5773.

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