For the past 3 years, the Gateway Women’s Club has awarded a $2,500 scholarship to a female student at Gateway High School. This past year, the Women’s Club was able to award two $2,500 scholarships due to robust fundraising efforts. The scholarship program was initiated three years ago as a way to support young women in Gateway.
The scholarship program is open to all female applicants who reside in Lee County and are students at Gateway High School for both junior and senior years and are U.S. citizens. The applicants must be accepted for enrollment as a full-time student in an accredited college, university, vocational, technical or trade school, and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5. Additionally, applicants must write a 500-750 word essay on select topics, include one reference letter from a teacher and a second letter from a non-related community member.
This year’s scholarship recipients are Olivia Mason, who plans to pursue an engineering degree at Florida International University, and Crystall Casanova who will major in pre-med at the University of Florida.
All members of the Women’s Club congratulate Olivia and Crystall and wish them continued success in their educational programs.
