Lions Club scholarship deadline is May 1

Granby Lions Club Scholarship applications for Granby resident high school seniors attending Granby Memorial High School or any other accredited high school, must be completed and returned to Julie Caruso, guidance department, GMHS, by May 1. Scholarships will be awarded to high school students planning to further their education by attending a college, university, technical or trade school.

CSAG scholarship deadline is May 1

Community Scholarship Association of Granby (CSAG) offers annual scholarships to graduating Granby Memorial High School seniors. Applicants must be Granby residents who are soon-to-be high school graduates accepted at an institution of higher learning approved by the selection committee.

Abigail Phelps essay contest winners named

Families, teachers and members of the Abigail Phelps chapter of DAR gathered on March 8 to recognize winners of the American History essay contest. The essay topic was in honor of the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower and the founding of the Plymouth Colony. 

Students in grade 5–8 were to imagine being one of the passengers on the Mayflower.

Celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday

Children made Cat in the Hat masks and sang Happy Birthday Feb. 27, at Cossitt Library to celebrate the children’s author’s birthday. The activity was part of the weekly Bedtime Stories program that is held there Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m.

Cookies galore!

Continuing their seven-year tradition, members of the Granby Senior Center’s Civic Engagement Team baked enough cookies so that each Granby Memorial High School senior received a selection.

Granby Drummer scholarship

Citizens for a Better Granby, publishers of the Granby Drummer will award a $1,500 college scholarship to a graduating high school senior. To qualify, a student must be a Granby resident and be pursuing a career in communications or journalism.

Gran-Bee is just around the corner

On Friday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m., all of Granby will be abuzz as the Granby Education Foundation (GEF) hosts the 17th Annual Gran-Bee Trivia Contest at the Granby Memorial High School auditorium.