Three North Shore high school graduates are heading to their respective post-secondary institutions this fall with some extra financial security thanks to the West Vancouver Municipal Employees’ Association.
The association just announced the 2016 winners of its three scholarships – academic, trades, and visual arts – each worth $1,000.
The academic scholarship was awarded to 18-year-old Rockridge secondary grad Makaela Smithers, who is attending the University of Victoria and plans to complete a degree in engineering.
The Roy Hunter Memorial Scholarship for the Visual Arts went to fellow Rockridge secondary grad Eliza King, 18, who is studying art history and psychology at the University of Victoria.
Conner Fricke, 18, a Sutherland secondary grad, is the recipient of this year’s trades scholarship. He will be starting at BCIT in October where he has been accepted into the Carpentry Framing and Forming Foundation Program.
