LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Historical Society has awarded a $1,000 scholarship to a local student.

On May 23, Scholarship Chair Tony Marchese and President Voris Brumfield presented the scholarship to Clear Lake High School senior Lexi Burke.

Marchese and the committee members reviewed 24 applications and Lexi's was judged the best based upon academics, extra activities and her essay on the late Marla Ruzicka.