OLEAN, N.Y. — Two recent Otto-Eldred High School graduates received scholarship awards from funds established at and managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation to support graduating OEHS students.
Kaylee Rhinehart, a 2022 Otto-Eldred graduate, and Zazeric Bell, a 2021 graduate, received the Bob and Barbara McCord Scholarship for $1,000.
This scholarship, for graduating students and past graduates of Otto-Eldred High School, was established at CRCF through the Bob and Barbara McCord Private Foundation. The scholarship is for students attending a post-secondary institution (one-, two- or four-year institutions) preferably in the career/ technical fields. Recipients must also be in good academic standing and be involved in extracurricular activities.
Rhinehart plans to attend Slippery Rock University to study exercise science for physical therapy. Bell is currently enrolled at Purdue University, where he will continue his studies in aeronautical and astronautical engineering.
Rhinehart also received the Otto/Otto-Eldred Alumni Scholarship for $2,000, the Albert A. Bennett Jr. Family Scholarship for $600 and the first-ever Fred P. Baker Memorial Scholarship for $500.
The Otto-Eldred Alumni Scholarship is a scholarship given annually to Otto-Eldred High School graduating seniors who have maintained at least 2.75 GPA and received acceptance to, preferably, a two-year college or a four-year program.
