Applications for nursing, higher education and music scholarships are available for graduating students attending Lehighton Area High School at Trinity Lutheran Church office, 175 S. Third St., Lehighton.

Students who are members of Trinity Lutheran Church will be given first consideration for scholarships, but students from Lehighton Area High School also will be considered as scholarship recipients if there are no qualifying students who are members of the church.Applications are available for the Loretta K. Shirar Memorial Scholarship for Nursing and the Robert and Jean Benner Nursing Scholarship.These scholarships were established for high school seniors or older people who are pursuing a career as a registered nurse.If there are two or more students pursuing a baccalaureate degree in nursing or two or more who are pursuing an associate degree, the determining factor will be financial need of the student.The Benner Scholarship criteria include applicants from Weatherly, Panther Valley, Jim Thorpe, Lehighton and Palmerton school districts, as well as CCTI.The Higher Education Scholarship and Ted Kreiger Memorial Scholarship were established to provide help to people pursuing a degree or diploma from an accredited school of higher learning.The Thomas L. Reisenweaver Music Scholarship will be given to a student pursuing an undergraduate degree in the music field.The Marian A. Ashner Memorial Scholarship in Education awards up to two scholarships to members of Trinity Church majoring in education at East Stroudsburg, Bloomsburg or Kutztown universities.Application forms may be obtained at the church office or requested via email to

telc1872@ptd.net. Office hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.The office phone number is 610-377-4303.Application deadline for all scholarships is June 1.