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Northern New York Community Foundation

131 Washington Street
Watertown, NY 13601

Phone: 315-782-7110
Fax: 315-782-0047

info@nnycf.org

Northern New York Community Foundation

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Working with donors to benefit the community through grants and scholarships since 1929.

Congratulations to all tri-county schools! Student applications for Community Foundation scholarship support reached a near all-time high this year with 584 student applications submitted by Sunday’s deadline!

Of the 37 school districts across our service area, 20 had 25 percent or greater student participation.

We are grateful for all who helped motivate and inspire the Class of 2026 to apply for Foundation scholarships this year. Teachers, parents, counselors, administrators, and students: Thank you!

In Jefferson County, a record eleven schools met or exceeded 25 percent student participation to set a new record of 361 student applications for 32 percent overall student participation! Faith Fellowship Christian School held its lead with 100 percent participation. Sackets Harbor Central handedly secured second place with 71 percent participation and LaFargeville Central ended in third with 53 percent student participation.

Lewis County also posted a new record of 96 student applications for 34 percent overall student participation. Lewis County’s leader is Copenhagen Central, with 54 percent participation. South Lewis Central secured second place with 39 percent participation, and Lowville Academy climbed 10 points in the final 36 hours again this year to take third place with 33 percent student participation.

St. Lawrence County’s leader is Little River Community School with 50 percent student participation! Parishville-Hopkinton Central led an impressive rally to take second place with 41 percent participation and Colton-Pierrepont Central held its ground for third place with 27 percent student participation.

Join us at 1 p.m. tomorrow for a special Facebook Live event to see who wins the grand prize of a $2,000 Community Foundation grant. The winner will be randomly selected from the top three overall schools in each county.

Learn more about this year’s challenge at: nnycf.org/scholarship-challenge-2026

#NNYCF #ScholarshipChallenge #ClassOf2026 #FundingForYourFuture

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Congratulations to all tri-county schools! Student applications for Community Foundation scholarship support reached a near all-time high this year with 584 student applications submitted by Sunday’s deadline!

Of the 37 school districts across our service area, 20 had 25 percent or greater student participation.

We are grateful for all who helped motivate and inspire the Class of 2026 to apply for Foundation scholarships this year. Teachers, parents, counselors, administrators, and students: Thank you!

In Jefferson County, a record eleven schools met or exceeded 25 percent student participation to set a new record of 361 student applications for 32 percent overall student participation! Faith Fellowship Christian School held its lead with 100 percent participation. Sackets Harbor Central handedly secured second place with 71 percent participation and LaFargeville Central ended in third with 53 percent student participation.

Lewis County also posted a new record of 96 student applications for 34 percent overall student participation. Lewis County’s leader is Copenhagen Central, with 54 percent participation. South Lewis Central secured second place with 39 percent participation, and Lowville Academy climbed 10 points in the final 36 hours again this year to take third place with 33 percent student participation.

St. Lawrence County’s leader is Little River Community School with 50 percent student participation! Parishville-Hopkinton Central led an impressive rally to take second place with 41 percent participation and Colton-Pierrepont Central held its ground for third place with 27 percent student participation.

Join us at 1 p.m. tomorrow for a special Facebook Live event to see who wins the grand prize of a $2,000 Community Foundation grant. The winner will be randomly selected from the top three overall schools in each county.

Learn more about this year’s challenge at: nnycf.org/scholarship-challenge-2026

#NNYCF #ScholarshipChallenge #ClassOf2026 #FundingForYourFuture ... See MoreSee Less

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We are excited to share the Week 7 Scholarship Challenge Leaderboard! Only TWO DAYS left before this year’s application closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 15.

In Jefferson County, Faith Fellowship Christian School held its lead with 100 percent student participation! Sackets Harbor Central remains a strong second, increasing student participation to 67.86 percent. Eight additional schools have each passed 25 percent student participation.

In Lewis County, Copenhagen Central increased its lead to 45.95 percent student participation. South Lewis Central remains a string second, increasing its student participation to 36.62.

In St. Lawrence County, Little River Community School took the lead with 50 percent student participation and Parishville-Hopkinton Central moved into a strong second with 33.33 percent participation while Colton-Pierrepont Central held onto third place with 26.92 percent student participation.

Seniors: Do you plan to continue your education in college or trade or technical school? Money for your future is waiting! Complete the Community Foundation’s online Universal Application at bit.ly/nnycf-scholarships today and help your school win!

We will post a final leaderboard on Tuesday. A special Facebook live event to select the Scholarship Challenge grand prize winner will take place at 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 18.

Learn more about this year’s challenge at: nnycf.org/scholarship-challenge-2026

#NNYCF #ScholarshipChallenge #ClassOf2026 #FundingForYourFuture

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We are excited to share the Week 7 Scholarship Challenge Leaderboard! Only TWO DAYS left before this year’s application closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 15.

In Jefferson County, Faith Fellowship Christian School held its lead with 100 percent student participation! Sackets Harbor Central remains a strong second, increasing student participation to 67.86 percent. Eight additional schools have each passed 25 percent student participation.

In Lewis County, Copenhagen Central increased its lead to 45.95 percent student participation. South Lewis Central remains a string second, increasing its student participation to 36.62.

In St. Lawrence County, Little River Community School took the lead with 50 percent student participation and Parishville-Hopkinton Central moved into a strong second with 33.33 percent participation while Colton-Pierrepont Central held onto third place with 26.92 percent student participation.

Seniors: Do you plan to continue your education in college or trade or technical school? Money for your future is waiting! Complete the Community Foundation’s online Universal Application at bit.ly/nnycf-scholarships today and help your school win!

We will post a final leaderboard on Tuesday. A special Facebook live event to select the Scholarship Challenge grand prize winner will take place at 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 18.

Learn more about this year’s challenge at: nnycf.org/scholarship-challenge-2026

#NNYCF #ScholarshipChallenge #ClassOf2026 #FundingForYourFuture ... See MoreSee Less

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