Small Town Tradition Sends off its Graduating Class Every Year with a Free Scholarship

Small Town Tradition Sends off its Graduating Class Every Year with a Free Scholarship

Small Town Tradition Sends off its Graduating Class Every Year with a Free Scholarship 2024 graduating class of Swanville High – credit, Dollars for Scholars For the last 30 years a tiny Minnesota town has played a huge role in the lives of its graduating students. Despite the population of Swanville sitting at a comfortable 328, what is essentially one big family comes together every year to send off their seniors with a scholarship. Through bake sales, chili cookoffs, bingo, raffles, and more, the town has sold everything and anything to ensure this 30-year tradition continues. When it first got started, the average scholarship was just $166. By the turn of the millennium, it was $500, but this year, Zack Gapanski stepped off the stage with a diploma and five large. Featured in Boyd Huppert’s “Land of 10,000 Stories,” Swanville’s long-stranding tradition is about making sure their students have the best possible start in life’s journey, and ensuring they know that no matter where that jou…