2 Princeton High School Seniors Awarded Scholarships From Princeton Area Community Foundation

Princeton, NJ -- Two Princeton High School students were 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.

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.

• Edgar Morales, who will attend the University of Pittsburgh, was awarded the Greater Mercer Scholarship Fund, 1-year award, for $2,000. This scholarship goes to a Mercer County High School senior who hasdemonstrated a strong commitment to community service over several years; made possible by The Frank Clark Memorial Fund and the Bethany Scholarship Fund; and
• Cheyenne Setneska, Stockton University, who will attend Stockton University, was awarded the Lion Woodward Educational Fund / Rotary Club of Trenton, 4-year award, for $2,500 per year. This scholarship is awarded to a high school senior from Mercer or Bucks Counties, who demonstrates academic achievement, exemplary community service, and leadership.

“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, visithttp://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.