Washington County Public School's Class of 2002 earned more than $9.7 million in merit-based financial awards to continue their education, said Jim Russell, supervisor of pupil personnel/guidance.
"No one really throws money at students. It requires effort to do this," Russell told the Washington County Board of Education on Tuesday.
The awards ranged from $25 awards from community groups to full college scholarships worth thousands of dollars. Students could not accept all the awards because some had to choose offers from more than one school, he said.
Financial awards to students at public high schools were:
Boonsboro High School - $2,074,250
Clear Spring High School - $848,785
Hancock Middle/Senior High School - $168,500
North Hagerstown High School - $2,566,226
Smithsburg High School - $921,509
South Hagerstown High School - $917,138
