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Mariposa County High School seniors Anna Medema, Laurynn Leonard, and Kaitlyn Thomas were this year’s Soroptimist International of Mariposa Scholarship recipients. Anna Medema was awarded the Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded on the basis of scholastic achievement and involvement in school and community activities. Laurynn Leonard is the 2016 Elinor Rollston Memorial Scholarship recipient. This scholarship honors deceased Mariposa Charter Club member Elinor Rollston. It is awarded on the basis of scholastic achievement with a special emphasis on service to the school and community. MCHS senior Kaitlyn Thomas was awarded the Vocational Scholarship. The Vocational Scholarship is awarded to a student who plans to fast track his or her career by preparing at a Junior College or vocational or technical school.
Soroptimist is an international volunteer organization for business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment. In addition to participating in international projects, the Mariposa Club achieves this mission locally by giving scholarships to graduating seniors, presenting monetary awards to women that are the heads of their households seeking further education, and donating funds and services to organizations such as Ethos Youth Center, Manna House, Mountain Crisis, Heritage House and the J.C. Fremont Hospital Foundation. For more information about Soroptimist International of Mariposa, contact Karen Verdugo at (209) 742-4680, visit on-line at: simariposa.org or find the Club on Facebook.
Contributed by Anita Starchman Bryant, Publicity Chair