The 2024 Nancy Chaplin P.E.O. Foundation Scholarship recipients of $1500 each are Lacey Lewis and Adrianna Mondello.

Lacey LewisAs a graduating senior on the "A" honor roll at Calvary Christian Academy, Lewis has served as her school's Student Council President the past two years and as volleyball team captain. She has been instrumental in worship and mentoring leadership there, as well as playing bass guitar and drums in the church's worship band. She will be attending New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology where she plans to pursue a degree in Civil Engineering.

Adrianna Mondello

An academically achieving student as well, Mondello has served as the National Honor Society President, class Vice President, and has placed third both regionally and at the state level in National History Day competition. She too has been active in her church. Athletically she has excelled in soccer. Following graduation from Silver High School, Mondello will attend Ft Lewis College where she will pursue a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

Both of these young women already have logged in many work hours in their respective family's business: Lacey at Silver Powersports and Adrianna at Morning Star Sports.

Funds for the endowed scholarship were raised primarily by Silver City P.E.O. Chapters AG and BR via purse auctions held annually to honor then-resident Nancy Champlin's serving as state P.E.O. president in 2013. First awarded in 2015, the scholarship has now helped 13 young Grant County women to further their educational dreams.

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