Kloe Froebe Receives Prestigious P.E.O. STAR Scholarship

 

[May 07, 2024]    Kloe Froebe, a senior at Lincoln Community High School, was selected to receive a $2,500 STAR Scholarship from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She was nominated by P.E.O. Chapter JW of Lincoln.

The P.E.O. Star Scholarship was established in 2009 to provide scholarships to exceptional women in their final year of high school who are planning to attend an accredited post secondary educational institution in the U.S. or Canada in the next academic year.

The competitive STAR Scholarship is for women who exhibit excellence in leadership, academics, extracurricular activities, community service and potential for success.

Kloe, a three-year class president, is now student body president at Lincoln Community High School. She is a member of National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, LEAF Club, Library Club, Kindness Club, and was a member of the #2 State Runner-Up Volleyball team. She currently ranks first in her class academically.

Kloe is a member of the Lincoln Lady Railers, the 3A Illinois State Championship basketball team. She was named Ms. Basketball of Illinois for 2024, the first Lincoln Community High School Lady Railer to win this honor. She was runner-up for this award in 2023. Kloe was named 2023 - 2024 Gatorade Illinois Girls Basketball Player of the Year and also was named Illinois MaxPreps Player of the Year. Kloe holds 19 of the 29 individual basketball records at Lincoln Community High School and 15 Illinois High School Association state tournament records for girls basketball. Kloe has been named four times to the First Team All-State by the Associated Press, four times to the Illinois Basketball Association All State Team, All Academic team for both the Apollo and Central State 8 conferences, the First Team for the Apollo and Central State 8 conferences, and four times Most Valuable Player.

Kloe has donated her time as a youth basketball coach, and has worked on multiple fund-raising campaigns for many organizations, foundations, and non-profits.

Kloe will attend Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. Her ultimate goal is to become a lawyer.

P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) has been celebrating women helping women reach for the stars for more than 155 years. Since its inception in 1869, the nonprofit organization has helped more than 125,000 women pursue educational goals by providing approximately $432 million in grants, scholarships, awards and loans. The Sisterhood also owns and supports Cottey College. Through membership, the P.E.O. Sisterhood has brought together more than half a million women in the United States and Canada who are passionate about helping women advance through education while supporting and motivating them. In addition to the educational philanthropies, the P.E.O. Sisterhood provides a framework of support and community for all members.

What started with a bond of friendship among seven women in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, is now one of the oldest women's organizations in North America with close to 5,500 chapters.

P.E.O. Chapter JW has been a part of the Lincoln community since it was organized in 1961.

To learn more about P.E.O., its powerful educational philanthropies and see stories of women who have benefited from its programs, visit peointernational.org.

[Susan Rohrer]