P.E.O. STAR Scholarship Awarded

To Meadows Senior Anna Grace Agrawal

The prestigious P.E.O. STAR Scholarship, for the 2018-2019 academic year, was presented to Anna Grace Agrawal at a lunch with STAR Scholarship Chair, Dana Smith, and P.E.O. sisters Karen Bitterman and Juann Miller. Anna's mother, Wendy Agrawal, was also present.

Anna is the daughter of Raj and Wendy Agrawal and was recommended for this scholarship by Chapter Y of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Anna Grace Agrawal has been accepted and will attend University of Michigan, where she will study Communications and Vocal Performance beginning this fall.

The P.E.O STAR Scholarship is a $2,500 scholarship based on excellence in leadership, extracurricular activities, community service, academics and potential for future success. The program is open to young women who are citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States or Canada, and who are graduating high school seniors at the time of application. A student must be recommended by a P.E.O. chapter.

The P.E.O. Sisterhood, founded January 21, 1869, at Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, is an international philanthropic and educational organization which promotes increased educational opportunities for women. There are nearly 6,000 local chapters in the United States and Canada with almost 250,000 initiated members. The P.E.O. Sisterhood has provided over $321 million in financial assistance to more than 105.000 recipients. The P.E.O. Sisterhood also owns Cottey College, a fully accredited, private liberal arts and sciences college for women, with two-year and selected four-year programs, located in Nevada, Missouri.