The Kent School Board at its Jan. 13 meeting recognized Kentlake High School’s student leadership group for raising nearly $6,000 for the Valley Girls and Guys cancer support group, a Maple Valley-based nonprofit dedicated to giving back to those battling cancer and finding a cure for the disease.

Students from the leadership group presented Valley Girls and Guys with a $5,962.35 check and received a plaque from the board for the group’s efforts.

In October, Kentlake students raised more than $4,000 hosting a cancer awareness dinner and auction and a Dodge Cancer dodgeball tournament, and the football team got more than $1,000 selling pink socks.

The donation will help Valley Girls and Guys provide chemo blankets to patients undergoing cancer treatment.

Kentridge High School’s Pearl Woo is one of seven students to earn a Seattle Swedish Community Scholarship.

Since its inception, SSCS has awarded 212 scholarships totaling more than $427,000. Past recipients attended Washington universities and many institutions throughout the country, including MIT, Harvard, Cornell, Yale, Johns Hopkins, Stanford, Reed and UCLA. Coincidentally, all 2015 winners will attend UW.

Seattle Swedish Community Scholarships’ mission is to provide college scholarships to high school seniors residing in King County. Scholarship awards are based on high school record, ACT or SAT test scores, extracurricular activities, financial need and personal interviews. There is no heritage requirement; all high school seniors in King County are welcome to apply. Six scholarships, ranging from $1500 to $3500, will be awarded in 2016.

Applications for 2016 awards are now being accepted. To apply, visit Swedishclubnw.org/scholarships.htm and download the application form. All applications must be postmarked by US Mail no later than March 31.