Carlisle Garden Club will accept scholarship applications for 2026 graduates beginning January 12, 2026
DEADLINE: March 20, 2026
The Carlisle Garden Club is offering a $2,000 scholarship in 2026. It is open to all High School Seniors and Home School High School Seniors residing in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Eligible students must be planning to attend an accredited institution with the intent of earning a degree in Horticulture, Floriculture, Landscape Architecture, Conservation, Forestry, Environmental Science, Agriculture/Farming, Botany, or Plant or Environmental Science with a focus on Ecology related studies.
Applications must be printed, completed, mailed and received by March 20, 2026 to be considered. The winning recipient will be notified by April 25, 2026.
CarlisleGardenClubScholarshipApplication
Mail completed applications to:
Ruth M. Osborne
Carlisle Garden Club Scholarship Chair
61 Spruce Circle
Newville, PA 17241
Carlisle Garden Club Awards 2025 $2,000 Scholarships to Three Local High School Seniors
June 2025
The Carlisle Garden Club is pleased to present a $2,000 scholarship to three 2025 high school graduates – Avery Boop, Braxton Wolgemuth and Alyson Rose Redcay.
The Carlisle Garden Club awards at least one scholarship every year to local students who plan to attend an accredited institution to study horticulture, floriculture, landscape architecture, conservation, forestry, agronomy, land management and related environmental issues.
Proceeds from the Carlisle Garden Club’s fundraising activities, including the Garden Tour, May Mart and the December Greens Sale, are used to fund these scholarships.
Avery Boop
Avery is a 2025 graduate of Boiling Springs High School. Avery has been accepted at Shippensburg University where she will major in Biology with a focus on Ecology and Conservation. Avery received the Distinguished Honor Roll Award at Boiling Springs High School and was inducted into the National Honor Society. Avery served as the senior editor for the school yearbook and participated in a hydroponics project as an intern with the Boiling Springs High School Co-Op Program. In addition, Avery participated in a corn detaselling project during the summer.
Braxton Taylor Wolgemuth
Braxton is a 2025 graduate of Camp Hill High School. Braxton has been accepted at the College of the Florida Keys and will be majoring in Marine Resource Management. Braxton will be studying the best environmental practices for coral reefs and mangroves, giving him specialized skills in restoration and conservation biology. Braxton is an avid fly fisherman and he has participated in stocking portions of the Yellow Breeches Creek with trout. In addition, he was Outdoor Adventure Club Vice President his senior year. He excelled in Honors Biology, graduated as an honor roll, and completed an internship at GEO services where he drilled for soil contamination.
Alyson Rose Redcay
Alyson is a 2025 graduate of Big Springs High School. Alyson has been accepted to Shippensburg University and will major in Biology with a focus on Ecology, Environment and Conservation. Alyson was a member of the Environmental Club – it’s mission is to clean up local parks. For the past two years, Alyson has worked with friends, family and community members to clean up debris at Opossum Lake and Pine Grove Furnace State Park. In addition, Alyson maintained a pollinator garden at her high school as well as her own pollinator garden at home.