ESCANABA — The Delta Kappa Gamma Society will again award a local high school scholarship to a senior girl planning a career in education. Delta Kappa Gamma is an international organization of women educators who promote professional and personal growth of women educators. They support and encourage educational excellence and inter-cultural understanding. The Beta Sigma chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma is composed of Escanaba, Menominee, and Iron Mountain-Kingsford. Previous local winners of this scholarship were:2020- Emlyn Verbrigghe (Escanaba), 2019-Taylor Rae Myers (Escanaba), 2018-Amber Lynn Smith (Bark River), 2017-Erica Rubick (Rapid River), 2016-Mackenzie Leisner (Escanaba), 2015-Mikaela Jefferson (Escanaba), 2014-Kristen Leigh Bergstrom (Escanaba), 2013- Anissa Lynne Godfrey (Gladstone), 2012-Margaret A. Rose (Escanaba), 2011-Lauren Kleinman (Escanaba), 2010-Jordan Dalgord (Rapid River), 2009-Whitney Veihl (Bark River), and 2008-Emily Robinson (Bark River).

Senior girls planning a career in education from the Delta Schoolcraft area can learn further details about this scholarship from their high school guidance counselor.

Applications are due April 30th, 2021. If you have any questions, call Rose at 786-5674 or Jeanne at 789-0110. ,