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Zonta Club Awards Bargar Scholarship

Shannon McKee, left, was awarded the Mary Bargar Scholarship by Donna Grekalski, Zonta co-chair awards committee. Submitted photo

The Zonta Club of Jamestown announced the Mary Bargar Scholarship award winner, the last of the local 2019 scholarship award winners at a special dinner at the Marvin House, June 5.

Three previous scholarship awards were presented in April: the Verna Nelson Scholarship, the Nell Newton Scholarship and the Anne H. Crowe Scholarship each for $1,000.

The Mary Bargar Scholarship is a financial award based on merit, presented to a female high school senior who intends to continue her education and enter the professions.

This year’s Mary Bargar Scholarship award winner was Shannon McKee, daughter of Lisa Gierszal. Shannon is also the sister to siblings Max and Alexandra.

She has been active in rowing, soccer, CRYS (Chautauqua Regional Youth Symphony), Girls State, treasurer of the National Honor Society, and music (flute and piccolo).

She was first runner up this year in the Chautauqua Area Scholarship Program. Shannon has also traveled through school programs to Australia, New Zealand, Greece, Italy and China.

McKee will be a 2019 graduate of Chautauqua Lake Central School. She will be attending Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in the fall for premed track majoring in biomedical sciences and exercise science and minoring in anthropology.

Zonta Club awards several $1,000 scholarships every year to local female students and women returning to school.

For more information on Zonta Club of Jamestown and its mission to empower women through service and advocacy, visit ZontaJamestown.org

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