Knights of Columbus Scholarship Opportunity
River Falls Knights of Columbus Council 4902 will be awarding a $1,000 scholarship to two 2024 graduating high school seniors!
To apply for this award, you must be an active member of St. Bridget’s or St. Mary’s Big River Parish, you must be a high school senior student at an area high school, on schedule to graduate in the Spring of 2024, and planning to continue your education at a two or four-year university/college, or vocational school program. Applications will also be accepted from home-schooled students.
Please complete your scholarship application invitation no later than February 29, 2024 and return it to the RFHS Counselor’s Office or to Doug Weiss (715-425-2355).
2025 Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to Nick Tollofon from River Falls High School and Elsa Brunner from Hudson High School who were selected as the recipients of the $1,000 scholarship to help them pursue their post secondary education. KC Council would like to recognize all the applicants who applied, but were not awarded. There were many excellent candidates again this year, making the final decisions hard to choose. Thanks to Brothers Scott Conway and Doug Weiss for presenting the certificates and checks to the winners.
2024 Scholarship Winners
Knights of Columbus $1,000 Scholarships Awarded
Congratulations to Gabriel Gilles and Emma Botello, recipients of our Council 4902 Knights of Columbus 2024 Scholarships! Gabriel, son of Jesse and Hillary Gilles, plans on attending either UW-EC, UW-Madison, or UM-Duluth, majoring in Material Science and Engineering, ultimately seeking a career as a Chemical Engineer. Emma, daughter of Art and Jessie Botello, plans on attending either UW-EC, UW-RF, or UM-Morris, focusing on a career as a Biologist or Doctor. Gabriel and Emma were each recognized with a $1,000 award at the May 8 high school awards ceremony in River Falls. Our KC 4902 Council would also like to recognize all of the scholarship applicants who applied, but were not awarded this scholarship. They were also excellent candidates, making for a very tough final decision. Their Moms and Dads should be very proud of these scholarship applicants and their accomplishments.
