Rob Kelley awarded first 'non-traditional scholarship' from Presbyterian Church

Last year members of the scholarship committee at the Chinook Presbyterian last did a study of the ten-year history of their scholarship program. That program, during the last decade, awarded financial grants to 38 graduating seniors from Chinook High who planned to pursue post-secondary educational programs. Turns out that only thirty percent of those receiving aid are still living in the area.

With new ways to access post-secondary programs (online classes, branch campuses, correspondence courses, e.g.) statistics show an increased number of non-traditional students enrolling in college and...