American Legion Post 442 Awards $22,000 in Scholarships to Bucktail Graduates

RENOVO – The American Legion Post 442 recently awarded twenty-two scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each to students that are furthering their education after graduating from Bucktail Area High School.

Each year after graduation the Memorial Post holds a small ceremony as they congratulate the students and always thank them for applying to their yearly scholarships.

Seventeen of the twenty-two recipients attended the short ceremony. Pictured from the left, first row: Cecilia Shaffer, Gianna Balchun, Kayla Probert, Mya Embick, Giada DeMarte and Dinel Fleisher. Second row: Post 442 officer Bob Probst, Allen Anderson, Brody Pentz, Brett Mason, Kellie Bunsick, Kori Prebble, Cassidy Probst, Michael Heiser, Tristan Probst, Evan Ransdorf, Jeremy Zuback and officer George Crouse.

Also receiving scholarships but not pictured were Emma Poorman, Paul Risley, Cameron Sockman, Isabella English and Nicole Embick.