East Windsor High School Students Can Win $1,000 In Scholarship Contest

EAST WINDSOR, NJ — High school students in East Windsor have an opportunity to win a $1,000 college scholarship by writing about what they love about their hometown.

The township has partnered with the New Jersey State League of Municipalities to offer three scholarships through the Future Municipal Leaders Scholarship Competition, Mayor Janice S. Mironov said.

The statewide contest asks students to respond to the prompt "What I Like About My Hometown" and is designed to promote awareness of local government and the role of elected and volunteer municipal officials.

"This is a positive program for junior and senior high school students, which provides assistance toward higher education, while spotlighting the important role of municipal government and officials," Mironov said. "By offering this type of program, we hope it will provide a greater insight and interest in the function and workings of local government, especially by young people."

Mironov will appoint a committee to select a local semi-finalist, whose entry will then be forwarded to the New Jersey State League of Municipalities Scholarship Committee.

That committee will select 15 finalists and three winners from across the state.

The deadline to submit entries to the Mayor's Office is Wednesday, March 11.

Full application packages are available through the Municipal Clerk's Office at 16 Lanning Blvd. in East Windsor or by calling (609) 443-4000, ext. 438.

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