This year, five $1,000 scholarships were awarded to 2025 female graduates of Bonners Ferry High School by the Bonners Ferry Chapter AP of P.E.O. Award winners included Sydney Hinthorn, Rylie Kimball, Amy Carver, Morgan Tye and Kimberly Lucas.
These scholarships are made possible through the support of the local community during our fundraising events, a holiday nut sales and a spring yard sale.
One of the scholarships is awarded in the memory of Mary Hayes, a longtime local P.E.O. member. Her son George Hayes, who farms near Porthill, attended the luncheon and presented a $1,000 check for next year’s Mary Hayes scholarship. This year’s Mary Hayes Memorial scholarship was awarded to Sydney Hinthorn.
The mission of P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization), founded over 150 years ago, is to provide inspiration and educational opportunities for women. Chapter AP in Bonners Ferry has been in existence since 1937. Local college scholarships began in in 1956 and has provided 45 college scholarships for local women since 2000.
P.E.O. International offers college scholarships and low interest loan programs at many levels, including the STAR scholarship program for exceptional high school seniors, the needs-based Program for Continuing Education for women whose education was interrupted and are trying to continue their education, Scholar Awards for women pursuing a doctorate and the Educational Loan Fund that lends money at a low interest rate for educational purposes.
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