Brickhouse awarded SECU's People Helping People Scholarship

A Perquimans County High School graduating senior who plans to attend East Carolina University to pursue a bachelor’s degree in computer science is this year’s recipient of the SECU Foundation’s People Helping People Scholarship.

Dawson Brickhouse, who graduated May 31, was a dual enrolled student at Perquimans High School and College of The Albemarle and had a 4.6 grade-point average.

While at PCHS, Brickhouse implemented a “technology help desk” where he helped students having technical issues. He provided technical support, fixed damaged computers and also trained an underclassman to continue on with this project once he graduated. He was a member of the Beta Club, Phi Theta Kappa, and serves as a volunteer at his local church.

The SECU Foundation established the People Helping People four-year scholarship program to help North Carolina public high school students attend college. The “People Helping People” name for the scholarship comes from the foundation’s commitment to taking an active role in helping communities across North Carolina.

Each of the 115 North Carolina school districts receive a minimum of one scholarship for a senior to attend one of the 16 constituent campuses of the University of North Carolina System.

“Although the SECU Foundation Scholarship program recognizes academic achievement, the People Helping People Scholarship has a much broader purpose: recognizing leadership, integrity and community involvement,” a press release states.

The scholarship is only available to graduating public high school seniors who are either current members of State Employees’ Credit Union or the child of a parent/guardian who is a member of SECU at the time of application.

Scholarship recipients in good academic standing will be able to receive the $1,250 scholarship up to a maximum of eight consecutive semesters at the same university for a total of $10,000.