Bright Futures scholarship winners named

Ellie Falb of Newton Falls High School and Emma Hagman of Champion High School earned scholarships from the Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation through the YWCA Mahoning Valley Young Women With Futures program.

Falb received a $12,000 scholarship and Hagman an $8,000 scholarship. The scholarships are awarded to two young women attending college or university in northeast Ohio or western Pennsylvania.

The Bright Futures program recognizes senior high school women for their leadership skills, academic achievement, creativity, and volunteerism.