Haedyn Castle, daughter of Lisa Castle, manager of retail administration services at Synergy Credit Union in Lloydminster, received a $4,000 in-house scholarship cheque from branch manager Gord Thiel. Equal amounts went to Holy Rosary High School grad Clare Wever and Lashburn High School grad Keiji Hopfner, who won the Synergy Shares Scholarship for four years of post-secondary education among 85 applicants. Supplied Photo
A couple of Lloydminster and area high school grads will head to university this fall as winners of a Synergy Credit Union scholarship award.
This year’s Synergy Shares Scholarship prize of $1,000 per year for up to four years of post-education went to Clare Wever from Holy Rosary High School and Keiji Hopfner from Lashburn High School.
They were the students who best demonstrated academic excellence, community involvement and leadership potential among 85 applications.
Wever plans to attend the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan where she has been accepted into the bachelor of science in agriculture program.
“Once I graduate from the College of Agriculture, I would like to apply to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. Currently, I aspire to specialize in poultry and flock medicine,” said Wever.
The second winner, Hopfner, will attend the University of Calgary to obtain a bachelor of science degree and then pursue a degree in medicine.
“I enjoy interacting with others and assisting those in need. I also want to have the expert abilities to help those close to me and my community and the financial resources to help others achieve their goals,” said Hopfner.
Synergy also offers an in-house scholarship to children and spouses of Synergy employees and directors.
Haedyn Castle, the daughter of Lisa Castle, manager of retail and administrative services at Synergy in Lloydminster, won the $1,000 a year in-house scholarship for her post-secondary education.
She is currently studying sciences and kinesiology at the University of Alberta in Camrose Alberta at the Augustana campus.
She plans to finish her undergraduate degree in Camrose and then make her way to the United States to complete her chiropractic degree.”
“My career aspiration is to become a chiropractor when I finish my degree,” she said.
The Synergy scholarship program is open to all graduating high school seniors who plan to attend a college, university, or trade school in the upcoming academic year.
This year marks the third year of the award.
