CHRISTY FLOM ’13 | Online Clubs Editor

The Mothers’ Club of Grosse Pointe South High School held its annual scholarship evening on Wednesday, May 23, at 7 p.m. in the South Auditorium.

Consisting of more than 25 scholarships awarded to 60 recipients, the amount given totaled $60,950. This amount includes $25,200 in community scholarships as well as an additional $35,750 in Mothers’ Club funds raised through their fundraising efforts such as the Holiday Walk, Spring Benefit and School Store, Vice-president of Scholarship Helen Srbernak said.

From specific Mothers’ Club awards such as the Mothers’ Club True Leader Award, to awards given from various community groups such as the Grosse Pointe Sunrise Rotary Club Scholarship, every award highlighted the hard work individual South students put into their daily lives. Srbernak said she and the Vice-president of Enrichment, Mrs. Biglin, reviewed the applications, conducted interviews and worked with South administrators and counselors to ensure the most qualified candidates were selected to safeguard the integrity of this important process.

Senior Caitlin Moore was awarded the Mothers’ Club Achievement Award on Wednesday, along with fellow seniors Meredith Bury, Carmen Engel, Andrew Malley, Margaret Stafford, Somers Brush, Jack Lightbody, Marty Moesta, Jack Schulte and Jill Schummann. The Mothers’ Club Achievement Award was just one of the multitude of scholarships given away.

“It was a really nice ceremony and I was honored to receive one of the scholarships,” said Moore. “The whole interview process was a really good experience and I am very thankful to the entire Mothers’ Club for providing me with a scholarship.”

While the awards varied from art and achievement to academics, all student recipients shared a common thread, service and volunteerism within the community. In the short speeches the presenters said about each student, volunteer work at Beaumont Hospital, summer camps, and neighborhood sports teams were just a few of the noted ways that students helped give back to the community.

After the ceremony, there was a reception held in Cleminson Hall, with refreshments created by Life Skills teacher Patty o’Hare and the Commercial Foods students.