From left to right, row 1, are Shelby Leichter, Alexis Thompson, Abigale Pritt. Row 2: Dakota Fisher, Brandon Seay, Nicolas McCallister. Not Pictured: Hayley Fleming

Seven CHS Students Receive DSLCC Foundation Scholarships   Clifton Forge, VA (June 13, 2019) -The DSLCC Educational Foundation has awarded 162 scholarships totaling nearly $160,000 to 124 area residents, including seven graduating seniors from Covington High School. The students were presented their scholarships totaling more than $10,000 at the CHS awards ceremony on May 19. The CHS scholarship recipients include: Dakota Fisher, Helen F. Dickson Scholarship; Hayley Fleming, Helen F. Dickson Scholarship; Shelby Leichter, Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Scholarship; Nicolas McCallister, Carter Scholarship and Covington Hot Springs Rotary Club Scholarship; Abigale Pritt, Jesse A. Wright Memorial Scholarship and Merle Weaver Reid Scholarship; Brandon Seay, Stephen & Donna Vaughn Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship; and Alexis Thompson, Curtis A. Smith, 116th Infantry, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1033 Scholarship and Ovella Worsham Educators’ Scholarship. The DSLCC Educational Foundation warmly congratulates all 2019-2020 scholarship recipients. Since its inception in 1980, the DSLCC Educational Foundation – due to its most generous donors – has awarded nearly 1,500 student scholarships, worth more than $2.2 million, to students from Alleghany, Bath County, Covington, James River, Parry McCluer, and Rockbridge County high schools, as well as non-traditional and continuing students at DSLCC. Established as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College Educational Foundation exists solely to support and promote Dabney S. Lancaster Community College. The Educational Foundation’s primary focus is to keep education affordable through the awarding of student scholarships and to provide students the support they need to achieve their goals. The Foundation also supports the college through the purchase of enhanced technology and classroom equipment and assists in funding innovative programming. For more information regarding the Foundation or to make a donation, please contact Foundation Director, Rachael Thompson at 540.863.2837 or via email at rthompson@dslcc.edu. Curtis A. Smith, 116th Infantry, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1033 Scholarship: Presenting the scholarship to Alexis Thompson (right) is Dr. Paul Linkenhoker. Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Scholarship: Shelby Leichter (right) receives the Scholarship from Lori Barbour, 2019 Chamber President. Covington Hot Springs Rotary Club Scholarship: Nicolas McCallister (left) receives the Scholarship from Mary Ann Beirne.

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