Southern State awards Elks Scholarship to Elena Pickering-Polstra
Pictured (l-r) are Hillsboro Elks Trustee Chad Fairley, SSCC President Dr. Nicole Roades, Hillsboro Elks Board Chair Dawson Barreras, Elena Pickering-Polstra, Hillsboro Elks Exalted Ruler Ross Miller and Hillsboro Elks Secretary Casey Basford. (Submitted photo)
The Hillsboro Elks Lodge and the Southern State Community College Foundation have announced Elena Pickering-Polstra as the 2023 recipient of the Hillsboro Elks Scholarship. Pickering-Polstra is a 2023 graduate from Hillsboro High School and has been involved in activities with both the school and community, many related to theatre and the arts.
The $1,000 Hillsboro Elks scholarship is awarded to students who demonstrate financial need and who display a commitment to volunteerism and community service.
Pickering-Polstra has participated in community events such as caroling during the holidays at a local hospital, helping at the Paxton Theatre for several summers to introduce school-age children to the arts and participating in numerous school theatre productions.
“The Hillsboro Elks is proud to partner with Southern State and glad that a deserving student like Elena will be able to further her education with assistance from us,” said scholarship chairman Ritchie Butler.
To learn more about SSCC Foundation scholarship opportunities, please visit www.sscc.edu/financialaid/scholarships.shtml.
For more information on the stewardship role of the SSCC Foundation, please visit www.sscc.edu/about/foundation.shtml.