The Rotary Club of Kirkland gave out $14,000 in scholarships at its regular meeting last week.

Scholarships are one of the annual events occurring  in springtime shortly before high school graduation.

Funds for this activity, like most of the work of the club, are a result of community support of the club’s fundraiser, The Great Puget Sound Duck Race, which will occur for the 17th year in August.

The students receiving general scholarships based on their scholastic abilities and applications are listed with their schools: Tasha Jeffrey and Quinton Lum – Cascadia Community College; Justin Beck – Emerson High School; Madeleine Celeste McDermott – International Community School; Celina Ryan and Alex Wyrochowski – Juanita High School; Sarah Allio – Lake Washington Academy; Ruth-Fiam Abdugaparova and Emma Shipman – Lake Washington High School; and Jama Musse – Lake Washington Technical College.

The Rotary Club of Kirkland also gives scholarships to students who plan to pursue a career in journalism. These scholarships are given in honor of its former member, Chuck Morgan, a well-loved former journalist in Kirkland. The Chuck O. Morgan Scholarships went to: Danuta Egle – International Community School; and  Casey Harder and Emily Yee  – Juanita High School.