Scholarships honoring Andree, Petrone, Schreibeis

Scholarships honoring three community leaders will again be offered senior students. Two scholarships, the Frank Petrone and Jerry Schreibeis, are exclusive to seniors attending SVSD, as in the past, and the Jerry Andree is offered to SVSD seniors and those attending any public or private school serving students living in Cranberry Twp. The Petrone and Schreibeis are offered to students living throughout the Seneca Valley SD.

Each awardee will receive from the Cranberry Sunrise Rotary the following: Andree, $2,000; Petrone, $3,000, and Schreibeis, $2,000. The scholarships are for those planning to attend an institution of higher education in 2023-2024.

Applications are available through SVSD and for the Andree, through SVSD or those not attending SVSD, by contacting [email protected] for s complete application package. The application for each scholarship requires profile information such as GPA, school and community activities, references, planned academic major in higher educational institution, among other pertinent data. In addition, an application requires an essay mostly on a current social or related issue. All applications will be judged by an independent panel of Rotrians. All information presented in one’s application is kept confidential.

Deadline is March 15, 2023.

The honorees for each scholarship have records of significant contributions to the Cranberry and neighboring communities and county. The newest award, the Andree, for example, honors Jerry Andree, longtime Cranberry Township manager, recently retired, and a member of the Sunrise Rotary. Petrone and Schreibeis earned leadership legacies constituting the cornerstone of the township and county.