Post 8870 sponsors the Freedom Scholarship for deserving seniors who will be enrolling full time in an accredited vocational, technical school, college or university in the fall semester and who have parents and/or grandparents who are US military veterans. The $ 1500 scholarship shall be paid directly to the student’s school account to help defray tuition costs, fees and expenses.
On the following pages, you will find the students’ essays which were submitted with their applications.
Hazel Warner
Meadowdale H.S. Freedom Scholarship Winner
Ms. Warner plans to enroll at either the University of Washington, or The University of California Berkeley
Christiana Burkhalter
Kamiak H.S. Freedom Scholarship Winner
Ms. Burkhalter will enroll at Washington State University
