Montgomery Mall & Simon Youth Foundation Award Local Student Wtih Scholarship

NORTH WALES, PA, July 03, 2011 (Press-News.org) Montgomery Mall, in partnership with the Simon Youth Foundation (SYF), recently awarded Souderton High School senior Rebecca Ly with a $1,400 scholarship for outstanding academic achievement. Ly, a Telford, Pa. resident, will be studying accounting at the University of Pittsburgh in the fall.

SYF Scholarship recipients are selected based on financial need, academic record, leadership, participation in school and community activities, honors level coursework, work experience, and a statement of career and educational goals. In addition, special consideration is given to first-generation college students.

"Montgomery Mall is proud to be a part of the SYF Community Scholarship Program. It's programs like these that foster and improve educational opportunities, career development and life skills to enrich the lives of young people," said Kirsten Boettcher, Marketing Director of the Montgomery Mall. "We wish Rebecca all the best as she embarks on this next chapter in her life."

The SYF Community Scholarship Program is available to high school seniors living near a Simon property who plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school. One-time scholarships are awarded in the amount of $1,400. The 2012 SYF Community Scholarship Program will begin accepting applications in mid-October of 2011. To learn more about this program and SYF, visit http://www.syf.org.

About Montgomery Mall: Montgomery Mall is located at the intersection of Routes 202 and 309 in North Wales, Pa. Montgomery Mall is a regional mall anchored by Macy's, JCPenney, Sears and Dick's Sporting Goods and has more than 100 specialty shops and services. For additional information on Montgomery Mall, visit http://www.shopmontgomerymall.com or follow the mall on Twitter @MontgomeryMall or on Facebook facebook.com/MontgomeryMallPA.

About Simon Youth Foundation: Simon Youth Foundation, established in 1998, sponsors 24 academies in 14 U.S. states with its local public school partners that give at-risk students the same education they would receive in a traditional classroom while offering the flexibility that their individual circumstances require. Recipient of the Crystal Star Award of Excellence in Dropout Prevention from the National Dropout Prevention Center, the foundation has helped more than 8,000 students earn their high school diploma and provided more than $9.5 million in college scholarships to 3,200 students in 42 states through its Simon Youth Scholarships program.

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