Sutton Historical Society ~
Barrows and Jane B. Pratt Scholarship

***CONGRATULATIONS***

The Sutton Historical Society awarded FOUR Barrows and Jane B. Pratt Scholarships  in 2025.

Samuel Morrill
Kira Gauntt
Calvin Smith
Sophia Lick
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Mills School (District No. 4) c. 1869



Each year the Sutton Historical Society awards one or more $2500 Barrows and Jane B. Pratt Scholarships to graduating high school seniors.
Students wishing to apply for a Sutton Historical Society ~ Barrows and Jane B. Pratt Scholarship must meet the following criteria:
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In 2024 the criteria was updated:
  • The student is a resident of Sutton.

  • No prior membership to SHS is required.  Families can now join the Society after a scholarship is awarded/

  • The student is a high school senior and accepted to a higher-level educational institution and provides the name and location of the institution with the application.

  • The student submits an essay of at least 800 words about what Sutton has meant to them. The essay is to be typed in Word document format and can be e-mailed as an attachment to [email protected].

  • The student must provide GPA average and any extra-curricular  and/or community service activities he/she is or has been involved in, along with the essay.

NOTE: Winning essays will be published in the SHS newsletter, Sutton Now & Then.  Scholarship winners will be asked to provide a photograph to be published with their essay.


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or Karla Salathe, Scholarship Committee Chair:  [email protected]