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San Marin Graduate Leah Coale Wins $2500 P.E.O. STAR Scholarship
P.E.O. gives away millions of dollars annually in scholarships, grants, awards and loans for women's educational advancement.
Leah Coale, a graduating senior at San Marin High School, has been awarded a $2,500 P.E.O. STAR Scholarship. This highly competitive scholarship is awarded to exceptional graduating women across the U.S. and Canada who will be attending college in next academic year.
Leah was sponsored for the STAR award by California P.E.O. Chapter SS in Novato. “Leah was such an outstanding nominee we were proud to support her,” said Pam McCart, who spearheaded the nomination for the chapter. “We were impressed by her academic performance, her community volunteer work and leadership, and her positive attitude and determination. She will go far.”
Leah will enroll at Saint Mary’s College of California in Moraga this fall, where she will pursue her interest in health sciences. At San Marin she participated in the school’s demanding biotechnology program, and she was on the Principal’s Honor Roll every year. She made time for internships at Novato Community Hospital and at the Marin Humane Society, where she was honored as 2017 Youth of the Year. Leah plans to study Biology at Saint Mary’s.
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“Every year, P.E.O. gives away millions of dollars in scholarships, grants, awards and loans,” said Delane Ramser, president of the Novato chapter. “P.E.O.’s mission is to celebrate the advancement of women, and we are always looking for deserving women who need help to fund their education. It’s not too early for Novato high school juniors to contact us if their might be interested in applying for a STAR scholarship next fall.”
Since its founding, P.E.O. has provided more than $366 million in educational assistance. In addition to the STAR scholarship, other programs include grants for women returning to school after an interruption, scholarships for international women students, awards for woman pursuing doctoral-level degrees, and a low-interest revolving loan fund.
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More than 40 Novato women belong to the local P.E.O. chapter, which was founded in 1970. P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) has almost a quarter of a million members in chapters throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more about the organization’s educational programs and scholarships, please visit peointernational.org and peocalifornia.org.