The Board of Directors this year has voted to offer scholarships totaling $3,000 to June secondary school graduates.  In addition to the annual William J. Spratt Memorial Scholarship of $1,000, which has been awarded for the past 23 years, three $500 scholarships were additionally awarded in memory of Mr. Spratt.

 Beginning with The Class of 2008 a new $500 scholarship, in memory of former Board of Director, Mr. Otis Severance, was added to the list of credit union scholarships.  This scholarship will be given annually to a Wareham resident in recognition of the credit union supporting our base of operation in our home community of Wareham.

 The 2009 recipient of the $1,000 scholarship is Ms. Jessica Lee Mueller of E. Freetown, MA, a senior at Apponequet Regional HS in Lakeville, MA.

 Jessica ranks in the top ten percent of her graduating class.  In addition to her exceptional academic record, she has participated in numerous school extra curricular activities during her high school career.  Jessica plans to attend Amherst College this fall, majoring in both Environmental Science and Spanish.

 In addition to our $1,000 recipient, we are pleased to announce the winners of the other four $500 scholarships.  They are:

 Ms. Kaitlin Olivier of Bishop Connolly High School, Ms. Jeannette

Adelsberger of King Philip Regional HS, Mr. Robert Donoghue of

 Middleboro High School and Mr. Dillon Antell of Wareham High School.

 The Scholarship Committee wishes to thank the many students who applied for this year’s scholarships.  The decision, as always seems to be the case, was most difficult, having to choose from so many well-rounded and qualified young adults.