Two Strath Haven High School seniors, Stephen Yavor and Mira Patel, have each received a $5,000 college scholarship award from the Swarthmore Rotary Club and the Women’s Club of Swarthmore. (Although the Women’s Club no longer exists, funds to help support the scholarship were dedicated after it disbanded.) In keeping with Rotary’s motto, “Service Above Self,” the scholarships are given each year to students who have significantly contributed to either the local or the global community.

Mira Patel, a Swarthmore resident, was the student representative to the Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board during the 2020-21 school year, and received international honors for her performance as a member of the Strath Haven High School debating team. She was also a contributing reporter for The Swarthmorean. She will attend Georgetown University in the fall.

Stephen Yavor, a resident of Rutledge, is an Eagle Scout and Senior Patrol Leader of his Boy Scout troop. His Eagle Scout project was building picnic tables for a local Veterans of Foreign Wars post. Stephen is also a volunteer with the Swarthmore Fire & Protective Association, with over 1,000 hours of service. He will attend the Rochester Institute of Technology.