The Sons and Daughters of Italy, Promo Italiano Lodge 2800, Washington, is offering a $2,500 scholarship to a senior from McGuffey, Trinity and Washington high schools as well as to a senior at Faith Christian School whose home school district is one of those cited.

Requirements are that the applicant must be of at least 25% Italian descent, which means one parent is at least half Italian and must attend a post-secondary school. Applicants must submit a personal essay of a least 300 words using the theme, "Describe how you and your family celebrate, honor or incorporate inot your daily lives you Italian-American heritage, customs and traditions."