The Order of the Sons of Italy Lodge #1309 offers a $500 annual scholarship to a Salida High School senior.
Each spring, local lodges offer scholarships to graduates of Salida High School or Horizons Exploratory Academy to attend college or vocational school/technical school. Students must graduate this May 2024 and must be of Italian heritage. The 2023 recipient was Eddie Glazer.
Applicants will be asked to complete a personal statement with a brief history of their Italian American background, including why they are proud to be Italian American and why they deserve the scholarship.
In addition to name, address, email, and phone number, students must also include a personal statement indicating classes taken during high school, GPA, and high school grades. Applicants must email their information to mlpuj6@gmail.com by April 1, 2024. Please include “Italian Son Scholarship” in the subject line.
The review committee will evaluate all applications after April 1st. Scholarship winners will be selected and contacted by May 10, 2023.
For more information, call 720-621-9037 or email mlpuj6@gmail.com.
Editor’s Note: Lodge #1309 is the Salida affiliate of the National Order of Italian Sons and Daughters in the United States.®. Salida’s history is steeped in the lives of generations of Italian immigrants who made much of the town’s railroad, mining, ranching, and retail businesses what they are today.