Veterans of Foreign Wars Darien Memorial Post 2838 offers a yearly $1,000 cash scholarship to a graduating Hinsdale South High School senior intending further education.
The scholarship honors the memory of Hinsdale South alumni Lance Corporal Lester W. Weber, a Medal of Honor recipient and Captain Scott T. Corwin, an outstanding Hinsdale South athlete and graduate of West Point. The scholarship award is based on a winning essay written on the topic of Americanism. For further information and an application, please contact Veronica Alvarez, Hinsdale South Counseling & Social Work Offices, by email or by calling 630-468-4252.
Entries are due by March 25, Medal of Honor Day.