Salem High School Seniors: Scholarship Deadline Not To Be Missed

SALEM, MA — The deadline is approaching for graduating high school seniors from Salem to apply for the city's Scholarship Fund awards.

The deadline for applying is April 27 at 11:59 p.m.

"In Salem, education is a community mission," said Mayor Dominick Pangallo, who appoints the members of the Scholarship and Education Committee. "Scholarship Fund awards are entirely funded by generous donations from Salem residents, businesses, and other members of our community. I encourage all who can to donate to support these scholarships and, for our eligible students, to apply for this year’s round of scholarship awards before the April 27th deadline."

In June of 1987, Salem Mayor Tony Salvo and Superintendent of Schools Hank O'Donnell advanced a proposal to adopt Chapter 194 of the Acts of 1986, a measure that enabled cities and towns to set up a scholarship account for graduating seniors, funded through voluntary donations made by local residents on their tax bills.

The city of Salem's Scholarship and Education Committee oversees both the Scholarship Fund, to provide educational financial aid to deserving city residents and the Education Fund, to provide supplemental educational funding for local educational needs or to provide funding for existing adult literacy programs.

Those who would like to donate to either the Scholarship Fund or the Education Fund can use the donate button here.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)