Sycamore High School grad earns $2,500 scholarship

SYCAMORE – The Philanthropic Educational Organization has awarded the 2025 Sycamore salutatorian a $2,500 scholarship, according to a new release from the organization.

Sycamore High School graduate Anya Berry is the recipient of a $2,500 STAR Scholarship from the Philanthropic Educational Organization, Sisterhood.

A 61-year-old KJ (Sycamore and DeKalb) chapter of the Philanthropic Education Organization, which often is called PEO, recommended Berry for the scholarship. The scholarship she won was established in 2009 to help provide women with the ability to receive an accredited postsecondary education in North America.

Berry, who earned the second-best GPA in her class, was involved in 10 extracurricular activities including Key Club and the National Honor Society, according to the release. She plans on attending Marquette University in Milwaukee in the fall to study for a career as a physician’s assistant.