LAKEPORT, Calif. – Sutter Lakeside Hospital Auxiliary is offering six $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors who plan to pursue a career in the medical field.

Scholarship applications are available from school offices at Clear Lake High School, Upper Lake High School, Kelseyville High School, Lower Lake High School, Konocti Education Center and Middletown High School.

Applications are also available at the Sutter Lakeside Hospital gift shop, located in the hospital lobby at 5176 Hill Road East in Lakeport.

Applications must be completed and returned to school counselors or the hospital gift shop by March 31.

“The auxiliary is committed to supporting health care in Lake County,” said Joan Taylor, auxiliary secretary. “By offering health care-related scholarships to local seniors we hope to raise awareness of career opportunities in the community, as well as retain residents.”

Applicants must live in Lake County and must be graduating this spring. Applicants must also plan to pursue a career in the medical field.

The auxiliary has offered scholarships for over two decades, totaling over $100,000 to local students. Scholarship money is raised from gift shop profits.

“Education sustains health care,” said Taylor. “Watching high school seniors thrive is incredibly rewarding.”