Foundation for Edmonds School District Receives $38,700 Hazel Miller Foundation Grant Awards 2016

The Foundation for Edmonds School District is please to announce today that it has received $38,700 in grant funding from the Hazel Miller Foundation to support scholarships for graduating Edmonds School District students to pursue post-secondary education.

Hazel Miller, a long-time Edmonds resident, was keenly interested in and committed to supporting the education of youth. As a result of her generosity, the foundation will award two $5,000 Hazel and Morris Miller Foundation scholarships to one male and one female graduate in the district. Awards will be based on financial need as well as academic and community service merit. Additionally, the foundation will award eleven $2,000 Hazel Miller Memorial scholarships to one male and one female from our five comprehensive high schools, and one to a graduate from either Edmonds Heights K-12 or E-learning programs.

Included in Hazel Miller Foundation’s generous gift is $5,000 that will be used for second-year awards. Second-year awards will be made to those students demonstrating greatest financial need, and will be based on satisfactory completion of post-secondary academics, maintaining enrollment in either an accredited vocational, two-year or four-year institution, and maintaining a passing grade point average. These awards will be made available to both 2014, 2015 and 2016 graduates.

More information and scholarship applications are available on the Foundation for Edmonds School District website.

“It is really important to help our students pursue post-secondary educational opportunities, so that they can live and work in our community and earn sustainable living wages for themselves and their families,” said Executive Director, Deb Anderson. “Offering second-year scholarships enables students in financial need to stay in school and work toward achieving their dreams!”

For over 32 years, the Foundation for Edmonds School District has supported students, teachers and schools by putting money they raise where it enhances student learning the most — directly into schools and classrooms. With an all-volunteer board and active community participants, the Foundation has successfully provided Edmonds School District with a dynamic partnership in educating our children.