OGDENSBURG -- Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center Auxiliary will award six $1,000 scholarships this year to graduating students entering the health care field.

Contact Ramona Kennedy, CHMC Auxiliary liaison at 315-393-1559, or rkennedy@chmed.org, for a scholarship application.

Three $1,000 scholarships will go to a graduating child or grandchild of an employee or of an auxilian of Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center.

Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to a graduating senior in one of the following area school districts -- Ogdensburg, Lisbon, Heuvelton, Morristown, Madrid-Waddington, or Hammond. For this scholarship you do not need a parent or grandparent employed at CHMC or to be a member of the CHMC Auxiliary.

All applicants MUST complete the following steps for the scholarship application:

1. All students must have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 80 or higher.

2. A written letter of application for the scholarship explaining WHY you feel you are qualified to receive this scholarship.

3. Complete the Application Form for the scholarship (2nd page attached).

4. One written letter of recommendation from a teacher, administrator or guidance director.

5. Attach transcript of grades.

6. All Applications must be post marked no later than March 23, 2018.

If a step is left out of the application process, the application will become void with no exceptions.

Students should not rely on the guidance office to mail the application. It is ultimately the student’s responsibility. All applications for these scholarships are to be mailed to:

Ramona Kennedy, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center Auxiliary, 214 King St., Ogdensburg NY 13669.