American Legion Awards Scholarships

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[The American Legion Alva Courier Post 487 of Chester awarded eleven scholarships of $1,000 each to area high school graduates. The Chester Post has been awarding the "Gordon 'Bud' Cohen" Scholarships for many years to local graduates. To date, the total dollar amount is in excess of $150,000. During the May meeting of the American Legion, Commander Roland Wagner presented CHEST Home School graduates Noah and Hannah Wunderlich with their scholarships. Noah and Hannah are the children of Mr. & Mrs. Roy Wunderlich of Chester.

Also receiving scholarships presented by Mr. Jeff Warhausen during Honors Night at Chester High School were: Hilary Best, Taylor Crum, Laura Liefer, Zachary Lochhead, Jamie McAdams, Blake Nanney, Rachel Scheely, Curtis Siegfried, and Rebecca Young,

Education of our youth is an important program of the American Legion. In addition to local Posts awarding scholarships, many are also awarded each year at the Department Convention in Illinois and also at the National Conventions. Many of these scholarships are renewable for four years. Students should check with their high school after the first of the year for applications for the various scholarships. Criteria varies per scholarship and all applications must be completed accurately before being reviewing by the Education Committee.

Commander Wagner and members of Post 487 wish our students success in their educational endeavors for they will be the "leaders" of the future..