BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce announced today the 2012 recipients of its Skills for Success scholarships. Five area high school graduates were each awarded $500 by the business organization to help further their post-secondary school education.
This year's awardees are:
• From the Windham Regional Career Center, Raven Solomon of Brattleboro, who will attend Vermont Technical College to study civil and environmental engineering technology.
• From Kindle Farm School in Newfane, Erik Starr of Windham, who is going to Lyndon State College to study music studio production.
• From Brattleboro Union High School, Lindsay Johnson of Vernon, who will attend the Pennsylvania College of Technology to study nursing.
• From Hinsdale (N.H.) High School, Heather Scherlin of Hinsdale, who will attend the Keene Beauty Academy to study hairstyling.
• From Leland & Gray Union High School in Townshend, Samuel Bourne of Brookline, who is going to State University of New York-Cobleskill to study diesel mechanics.
Funding for the Skills for Success scholarship endowment comes mainly from contributions by the business community, most of whom are Chamber members. For more information contact Jerry Goldberg at 802-254-4565, ext. 105.