Deadline nears for Grabowski Memorial Volleyball Scholarship applications

Applications are available at MCHS from MCHS volleyball coach Zach Miller or assistant volleyball coach Leslie Goines. The deadline is Wednesday, March 1.

Applicants must be a junior or senior at Massac County High School who expects to attend a junior college, college, university or trade school in the summer or fall of the same academic year the award is made.

They must have been a participant in the Massac County girls’ volleyball program for at least one of their high school years, be a student in good standing and have invested in their school, community, sports or church as a volunteer.

This is the fourth year for the scholarship, which was begun by Metropolis resident Dena Hopkins in memory of her niece, Allyson Brandy Grabowski, who was killed in a car accident in the summer of 2019.

Hopkins established the scholarship Grabowski’s memory as a way of giving back to the community.

Although Grabowski did not live in Metropolis, both she and her sister had attended MCHS’ summer volleyball camp for many years.

“They were young, but learned more skills and leadership at that camp than any other camp,” Hopkins said.

Past scholarship recipients are Kelis Adams in 2022, Cali McGraw in 2021 and Dylan Chambers in 2020.