Peter and Sylvia Scholarship presented June 2, 2010

On Wednesday evening, June 2, I presented two $1,000 scholarships at Phillips High School. Rebecca Senn and Evan Jasurda received the Peter and Sylvia Tennessen Scholarships. As you know, in our home, the conversation was never IF you go to college. The conversation was WHEN you go to college.

Sylvia Vlach graduated from a one room country school, Martin's Mill. She wanted to go to high school and did not. Because there was no transportation from County J to Phillips High School (no yellow school buses), any rural individual who wanted to go to high school had to rent an apartment in Phillips. Mom did not do that.

Before I named the scholarship recipients at the June 2 awards event, I told that story.