SHINE Homeschool Group, located in the Minford, Ohio area, is the first area homeschool group to establish a scholarship endowment fund at the Scioto Foundation. Misty Bailey, spokesperson for the SHINE group, said the scholarship fund gives preference to students who are members of SHINE but other homeschool students may apply. Interested students may apply […]
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The Scioto Foundation has announced the creation of the new Sharon Musser Scott Nursing Scholarship Fund, established by the Portsmouth native who has served the local area as a nurse and nurse educator for many years. To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be a graduate of a Scioto County or neighboring county
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The Scioto Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Constance Burns Ackerman Memorial Scholarship Fund, created by her husband Marion Ackerman in memory of his wife of almost 57 years. To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be a graduate of Portsmouth High School and plan to major in education. Preference
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The Scioto Foundation has announced the establishment of the new Just a Kid from Sciotoville, Katie Stapleton Scholarship Fund, created by Lori Stapleton Jenkins along with family and community members in the Sciotoville area. Set up as an Acorn Fund, the new scholarship will award $500 next year to a student from Sciotoville who doesn’t
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Written by Kay Bouyack The Scioto Foundation has announced the establishment of the Carolyn Locher Memorial Scholarship Fund created by Carolyn’s grandchildren Keely McGraw and Kyle Locher to honor the beloved West Portsmouth resident and long-time Washington-Nile School bus driver. The Carolyn Locher Memorial Scholarship is designated for the benefit of a student of Portsmouth
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A Portsmouth educator and a local physician have joined forces to establish a new Skatepark Improvement Fund for the benefit of improvements to the Portsmouth Skatepark located at 4th and Jefferson Streets, the Scioto Foundation has announced. Portsmouth High School English teacher Noah Fannin and KDMC Emergency Room doctor Lucas Lemons envision three phases of
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The Scioto Foundation has announced the creation of the Wiggins Notre Dame Support Fund, established by lifelong dedicated Notre Dame alumni Jerry Wiggins for the support of the school system’s operating expenses and teacher development. Wiggins and his wife Mary Lou first established a fund at the Scioto Foundation in 2020 for the tuition assistance
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Written by Kay Bouyack The Scioto Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the Niccole Chandler-Wright Memorial Scholarship, established by David and Debra Nourse Chandler to honor their daughter who lost a battle with cancer when she was 29 years old. A teacher at CAO Head Start, Chandler-Wright passed away on May 22, 2021.
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Written by Kay Bouyack The Scioto Foundation is thrilled to announce that the total of contributions for 2023 was the highest in the history of its existence, amounting to $7,253,788. The major credit for that achievement goes to several strong and very generous women who lived or grew up in Portsmouth: Linda Lawson, Linda Barry
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Written by Kay Bouyack The Scioto Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of a new $500 scholarship created by Dru and Bryson Canter, two brothers from Ironton, Ohio, in memory of their grandmother. The Sherry Canter Memorial Scholarship is the third scholarship set up through the Scioto Foundation by youth in the Scioto County
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