February 22, 2024 3:05 a.m.

Five Roseburg High School seniors have been chosen as finalists for the 2024 Future First Citizen Award to be given out by the Roseburg High School Foundation.

Foundation President Brian Prawitz said the outstanding students will share $26,000 in scholarship money, with the winner earning $10,000 toward tuition at the college of their choice. Prawitz said the remaining four finalists will each receive $4,000 scholarships.

A release said the award recognizes five top seniors as future leaders, volunteers, supporters and role models who will make a difference in their community.

The finalists are: Christina Chi, Elias Malak, Kate Dammann, Malia Reichel Martin Narciso and Massimo Falleni.

Prawitz said the students have been interviewed by a panel that included a representative from the foundation and four local business leaders who have donated to the scholarship fund.

The winner will be announced at the 5th annual foundation Scholarship Night set to begin at 5:30 p.m. Thursday March 7th at the Rose Theater at RHS. Admission is free.

The Future First Citizen recognition and scholarship award was initiated for RHS seniors approximately 20 years ago. The Roseburg High School Foundation board assumed oversight of this recognition in 2020.

For more information about the foundation and making donations, go to: www.roseburghighschoolfoundation.org