Ten high school graduates have been awarded scholarships from the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation.

Photo by Kavin Mistry/NHLI via Getty Images

Each PPF scholarship is valued at $3,000 for the student’s first year of college.

An $2,000 is available for the second year of college if a 3.0 GPA is maintained and a minimum of 24 credit hours are earned.

The following students have received scholarships this year:

• Ethan James Bell – Pittsburgh Science & Technology – University of Pittsburgh
• Christian Cole – CAPA – Gannon University
• Isabel Concepcion – Woodland Hills – University of Pittsburgh
• Marjani Howze-Jetter – Pittsburgh Obama – Temple University
• Elena McCutcheon – Allegheny Valley – Penn State University
• Caroline McDevitt – Penn Hills – Penn State University @ Erie
• Kendall McKelvey – Northgate – Oberlin College
• Leah Spencer – Cornell – Staffordshire University @ UK
• Isabella Ruston – Steel Valley – Penn State University
• Ava Rose Waleko – Pittsburgh Science & Technology – American University @ DC

The Penguins Foundation has awarded nearly 175 scholarships over the past decade in partnership with UPMC.

This year, the Penguins Foundation supported six different scholarship programs, awarding $109,000 to 37 Pittsburgh-area students.