THREE very deserving students received awards recently, as well as cash prizes to help them with their studies.
The Zonta Club of the Whitsundays makes several awards for students each year.
These include the PJ Halter Memorial Award, which offers a scholarship to a young female student from the Whitsundays region, to assist with the costs associated with accessing a tertiary course of their choice.
The club also provides Zonta Achievement Awards for Year 12 girls to assist with their ongoing studies.
The scholarships are provided to deserving students who, because of limited financial means or distance, would otherwise struggle to access the course of their choice.
The club awarded three scholarships this year: The PJ Halter Memorial Scholarship for $3,000, and two Zonta Achievement Awards, each for $2,000.
However, only two of the winners were available to celebrate at a morning tea with club members, at My Rainbow Bakery Café, Shingley Beach, on Sunday, January 19, 2025.
The award winners, all from St Catherine’s Catholic College this year, were:
PJ Halter Memorial Scholarship – Eleanor Baldock
Zonta Achievement Awards – Molly Bennett and Hazel Farrell (Hazel was unable to attend the morning tea).
The ideal candidates demonstrate the following qualities:
- Academic promise and commitment to their education
- Engagement with extra-curricular activities
- Personal qualities consistent with Zonta values
For more information about the Zonta Club of the Whitsundays visit Zonta International District 22 | » Zonta Club of The Whitsundays Inc. and (20+) Facebook.
