MT. VERNON — Five recent MVTHS graduates are among this year’s winners of scholarships provided by SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital Auxiliary. A total of eight local graduates seeking careers in healthcare received the award.

The recipients from MVTHS include Priyanka Kaushal, Minh Nguyen, Aaryana Stringfellow, Nicholas Sursa, and Kaijah Weller. Also receiving the scholarship is Haden Harmen and Savannah Staples both from Sesser-Valier High School and Drew Owens from Benton High School.

Each scholarship award is worth $1,500. The winners were recognized at a dinner at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital on Thursday.

Pictured Above: 2019 SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital-Mt. Vernon Auxiliary scholarship winners were announced during a ceremony held on Thursday, May 30  (front row pictured left to right): Drew Owens, Benton High School; Priyanka Kaushal, Mt. Vernon Township High School; Kaijah Weller, Mt. Vernon Township High School; Aaryana Stringfellow, Mt. Vernon Township High School; (back row pictured left to right): Nicholas Sursa, Mt. Vernon Township High School; Savannah Staples, Sesser-Valier High School; Haden Harmen, Sesser-Valier High School; Minh Nguyen, Mt. Vernon Township High School; Jeremy Bradford, President, SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital-Mt. Vernon.