On April 2, Summit High School students received over $1 million in scholarships during the Summit Foundation’s Scholarship Night.

In total, the Summit Foundation awarded its largest ever investment of $489,500 in scholarships to 163 graduating seniors. Many of these awards include the opportunity for renewal in a student’s sophomore year, and four students received newly launched Bright Futures Fund scholarships.

“Seeing these students work so hard makes you want to help every single one of them,” said Don Dankner, a longtime Scholarship Committee member, in a recent press release. “With the additional Bright Futures Funds, we’re making an even bigger impact.”

This year, 41% of recipients were first-generation college students, the release states.

In addition to town- and organization-sponsored scholarships, support also came from ski area partners including Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Breckenridge Ski Resort, Copper Mountain Resort and Keystone Resort.