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SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION-

2026 Paul Lauzier Scholarship selections are complete!  Alumni recipients have been notified via email with follow-up instructions.  Graduating seniors will be announced at each school district’s award/graduation ceremony at the end of the school year.  256 scholarships totaling $940,000.00 were awarded this year.  Click here for the list of 2026 recipients.  Thank you to everyone who applied!

With the emergence of AI, we feel it’s appropriate to state our position moving forward. 

Thank you to those who wrote their own content in the application, as we’ve shared how impactful your authentic thoughts, feelings and perspectives are to us. 

We want to know the REAL YOU.  It’s the reason why we do this.  Your hearts and minds are powerful, and you’re perfectly capable of expressing what’s inside.     

AI absolutely serves a purpose.  We have no issue with students using the tools that technology offers for improving the quality of an application’s spelling, punctuation and sentence structure. 

With that said, we intend to keep the human element of our process intact.  We have no interest in reading applications created by robots.  If you’re willing to take the time to craft your own content, we look forward to seeing your application in the future.  The next deadline is Monday, March 1, 2027.

CHARITABLE FOUNDATION-

The 2026 charitable grant application closed on April 30.  Selections will be announced by the middle of June. 

Grants are available to nonprofit organizations for community development, youth programs, public health and safety, education, and agriculture.  Requests for program support, capital projects, and equipment are considered.

$910,000.00 was awarded to the 2025 Paul Lauzier Charitable Grant recipients.  Visit the Charitable Foundation page for more information.