The Humbert Lendin Music Scholarship, awarded annually to a Tamaqua Area High School graduate, will soon be bolstered with additional monies.

During a meeting of school board committees Tuesday, board members learned of a pending $37,407 deposit to the fund."The scholarship funds are additional funds to an existing scholarship we have had for a number of years," said Assistant Superintendent Raymond Kinder. "It is awarded each year at our annual Achievement Ceremony."The district has held an Achievement Ceremony for 56 years, awarding scholarships for academic excellence, vocational skills and extracurricular activities. Last year, more than $150,000 in scholarship money was awarded to graduating seniors.Kinder said the amount of the award is based on the interest earned each year in the account. Last year the Humbert Lendin Scholarship amount was $3,000.