The Wood River Community Centennial Foundation is honored to announce the establishment of a new scholarship for Wood River Rural High School Seniors. A new scholarship was established to honor Darlene Eickhoff Boroff. “Darlene was an inspiration who dedicated her life to faith, education, empowering others, and bettering the community. She had a servant’s heart that led her to volunteer and hold office with several boards and committees for over 60 years. She was an elected member of the ESU 10 Board of Directors for 38 years. She assisted with many educational movements during her time on the ESU 10 Board. Her vision always remained centered on creating a safe, empowering, and inclusive environment for all students to have equal educational opportunities. In honor of Darlene’s legacy, this scholarship was established to empower a female senior at Wood River Rural High School who will be pursuing a bachelor’s degree.”
For the graduating class of 2024 Seventeen Scholarships (valued at a total of $10,000.00) will be awarded. These scholarships were established with specific requirements for the future recipients. The current named scholarships (many of them established in part with memorial money) include Mary Babel Sch, Darlene Eickhoff Boroff Sch, Doug Denman Sch, Mark Dibbern Sch, Jamie Gewecke Sch, Dean & Pam Kjar Sch, Maltman Library Sch, Erv & Erma Mazour Sch, Wilbur McCumber Family Sch, Barb McTavish Sch, Lewetta Russell Sch, Stanley Alexander/Cement Lodge 211 AF&AM Sch Curtis Thienel Sch, Linda Thienel Sch, and Patrick Wagoner Sch. In addition to the named funds the Foundation holds Scholar Dollars fund for investing that will transfer $1,000.00 to this scholarship fund which is awarded based on the student’s participation in raising funds for Dollars for Scholars.
Since the inception, the Foundation has held scholarship funds (that are reported in the annual cumulative list) that have resulted in over 515 scholarships valued at $237,185.00 awarded to Wood River Rural High graduating seniors. If you would be interested in establishing a scholarship for a Wood River Rural High graduating senior, please contact a Board Member or send a request to [email protected] for information. The awarding of future scholarships will only happen with your support.
