Five students awarded scholarships

By BETTY MARSHALL Special Contributor to The Pittsburg Gazette

Five scholarships were awarded to Pittsburg High School graduates of the class of 2016 by Pittsburg Intermediate School sta and the Harrel-Abernathy families. The Leroy Hendricks Memorial Scholarships sponsored by Pittsburg Intermediate School was awarded to Brian Baca, Payton Kennington, Chesney Davis, and Ashlynn Henson. Mr. Hendricks worked at the Intermediate School at the time of his death in 2009. The school sta raises money through fund-raising for this scholarship. is is the rst year for the Betty Harrel Memorial Scholarship. Mrs. Harrel was a long-time teacher at the Intermediate School and taught for 30 plus years. She passed away in January of this year. e rst recipient for this scholarship was Karla Osornio, Mrs. Harrel was her teacher at one time. The Harrel-Abernathy families set up this scholarship to honor Mrs. Harrel’s love of teaching.

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