PHOTO BY RICK FURR
The Rotary Club of Christiansburg-Blacksburg presented its 2024-2025 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Scholarships to four Montgomery County Public School graduating seniors at the Club’s May 5 meeting.
One student from each Montgomery County High School was recognized for excelling as a CTE student. The scholarship is meant to help the student further their education in their chosen CTE field through study at a trade school, community college, apprenticeship program, college, or university and can be used for tuition, books, tools, licensing exams, or other required costs for furthering their education.
The scholarships are made in commemoration of two of Rotary’s five “Avenues of Service” – (1) Empowering Youth and (2) The Importance of All Vocations. The scholarship also celebrates outstanding personal character and high ethical standards, which Rotary Clubs throughout the world value and promote in their members and in the community. This commitment to good character and high ethics is enshrined in the Rotary Code of Conduct and in the Rotary Four-Way Test: “Of the things we think, say or do: Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?”
Graduating seniors receiving the CTE Scholarships are Graham Alley of Auburn High School who plans to attend New River Community College (NRCC) to continue his Welding training; Camryn McElroy of Blacksburg High School who studied Agriculture and plans to major in Marine Biology at the University of Tampa; Ian Leonard of Christiansburg High School who has studied Nursing as a Dual Enrollment student at NRCC and plans to study to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist; and Sophia Vishneski of Eastern Montgomery High School who will continue her Agricultural Technology studies at Virginia Tech where she will study Agricultural Management.
The Rotary Club of Christiansburg-Blacksburg has exemplified the Rotary motto of Service Above Self in the community for over 100 years. Career and Technical Education Scholarships, Professional Leadership and Citizen of the Year Awards, and local and international service projects, as well as participation in Rotary International programs such as PolioPlus exemplify this motto. For more information, find @ChristiansburgBlacksburgRotary on Facebook.
