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Belvidere CUSD 100 donors award 73 scholarships totaling more than $250,000 at district ceremony
Summary
At the District 100 Local Scholarship Celebration, community groups and families presented 73 scholarships to graduating seniors from Belvidere High School, Belvidere North and Everest, with awards ranging from several $500 grants up to $10,000 memorial scholarships.
Jim Friesmo, a District 100 staff member, welcomed attendees to the 2025 District 100 Local Scholarship Celebration and said the district’s donors “will be giving out over $250,000 tonight” and that the program would distribute 73 scholarships.
The ceremony at Belvidere High School brought together dozens of local organizations, club leaders and families to present awards to seniors from Belvidere High School, Belvidere North High School and Everest High School. The event combined short remarks about each scholarship with the announcement of recipients and occasional historical notes about long-running awards.
The event’s scale reflected long-term community philanthropy: Richard Ferguson, identified by Friesmo as the donor of the Mann Award, has traveled to Belvidere to present that award since 2005; Friesmo said…
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