Collingswood High School Student Earns Scholarship From Princeton Area Community Foundation

Collingswood, NJ -- A Collingswood High School student was among 13 high schools seniors heading off to college this fall who shared in $38,400 worth of scholarships from the Princeton Area Community Foundation, the foundation announced.

Emma Oehlers, who will attend the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, received the Michael McGarry Skowronek Scholarship, a 2-year award for $2,500 per year. It goes to a Collingswood student based on achievement and character.

In all, the foundation awarded a total of $84,660 to students for the 2016-17 school year.

It also renewed $46,260 worth of scholarships for 14 college students who excelled in their studies and will return to classes in September. The scholarships were made possible by generous people who established scholarship funds at the Community Foundation.

“These students represent the best of our region’s young people,” Community Foundation President and CEO Jeffrey M. Vega said. “We want to congratulate them for their achievements in high school and wish them success as they begin their college careers.”

The scholarship recipients attend high schools in the Trenton, Hamilton, Princeton, West Windsor-Plainsboro, Point Pleasant Borough, Voorhees, North Hunterdon, Cranford, and Collingswood districts, and participate in a wide variety of activities, including community service, athletic teams, student government and after-school clubs.

“We want to ensure that our region’s talented students have every opportunity to receive the education they deserve,’’ Community Foundation Board of Trustees Chair Carol P. Herring said. “We also want to thank our generous residents who have created scholarship funds at the Community Foundation to help deserving young people attend college.”

For a list of scholarships that were renewed this year, visit http://pacf.org/.

For more details about each scholarship visit www.pacf.org/receive/scholarships.

To learn more about setting up a scholarship fund, contact Elizabeth B. Wagner, Vice President of Development at 609-219-1800 ext. 12 or ewagner@pacf.org.