Whitefield Lions Club scholarship winners, from left, are Carson Appel, Ruth Bois, Abigail St. Cyr, Cadence Rau and Ava White.

Each year the Whitefield Lions Club Scholarship Committee chooses deserving applicants based on hard work, perseverance, leadership, community service and career goals.

This year the club recognizes five individuals. Each will receive a $1,000 scholarship towards furthering their education, according to a news release from Lynda Despard with the club.

Carson Appel from Erskine Academy lives in Windsor. He plans to study applied mathematics in the Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University.

Ruth Bois from Coastal Christian Academy lives in Jefferson. She plans to study to be an elementary school teacher at University of Maine.

Abigail St. Cyr from Lincoln Academy lives in Jefferson. She plans to study early childhood at Southern Maine Community College.

Cadence Rau from Erskine Academy lives in Jefferson. She plans to study physical fitness at Central Maine Community College.

Ava White from Lincoln Academy lives in Jefferson. She plans to study neuroscience at Mount Holyoke College.

Carson Appel Submitted photo

Ruth Bois Submitted photo

Abigail St. Cyr Submitted photo

Cadence Rau Submitted photo

Ava White Submitted photo

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