ST. MARYS — The St. Marys Lions Club recently met with its annual scholarship winners to congratulate them as they head off to college this fall.

The Lions Club’s scholarship gives a $500 scholarship to one student from St. Mary Area High School (SMAHS) and one from Elk County Catholic High School (ECCHS) and is administered by the Elk County Community Foundation. The scholarship gives preference to those with a concentration in a health-related field and demonstrate being active in community and school activities.

This years’ recipient of the ECCHS scholarship is Madison Jansen. Jansen is the daughter of Steve and Sue Jansen and will attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania majoring in nursing.

The recipient from SMAHS is Olivia Mosier. Mosier is the daughter of Ron and Rhonda Mosier and will attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania majoring in nursing. She will also participate in ROTC.

The Elk County Community Foundation Board extended its gratitude to the St. Marys Lions Club for seeing a need and believing in the youth of today. Anyone interested in establishing a scholarship can contact the foundation at 834-2125 or get more information from the website, www.elkcountyfoundation.org