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From Left to Right: Leanne Sweet, Nicole Torcolini, Kelsey Baker, Regina Ogazi, and Dominica Ogazi. Not available: Krystle Membrere. |
This year the Kitsap Credit Union’s (KCU) Educational Grants Foundation has awarded six area students with post secondary education grants for the upcoming school year.
Central Kitsap Senior Nicole Torcolini who was awarded the Diane E. Sugzda grant named after the retired KCU president/CEO. It is given to a student displaying outstanding community service as well as academics. Torcolini carries a 4.0 grade point average and volunteers for a wide variety of community organizations including the Peninsula and Washington Councils for the blind; Kitsap County Youth Court and Girl Scouts of America. She plans on attending Stanford University majoring in Computer Science.
Other recipients include twin sisters Dominica and Regina Ogazi. Dominica received the Bill Stremel grant that is named after a former KCU board member and is awarded to a student who will continue his or her education at a vocational school. Dominica plans on attending at The Culinary Institute of America. Regina will attend Seattle Pacific University. Both are seniors at Bremerton High School.
The remaining three grant winners are Central Kitsap senior Leanne Sweet who will be attending Brigham Young University to pursue a nursing degree; Gig Harbor Senior Kelsey Baker who will attend Western Washington University in the fall majoring in elementary education and Bremerton High School student Krystle Membrere who will attend University of Southern California majoring in engineering.
Each student was awarded a $2,500.00 grant to aid in furthering their educational pursuits.
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