Five high school seniors from families served by Southside Electric Cooperative were awarded $1,000 scholarships from the Educational Scholarship Foundation of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives. The scholarships recognize academic achievement and will help the students with post-secondary education expenses. A total of 55 scholarships were awarded this year to students from electric cooperative service areas in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Since 2001 the Foundation has awarded over $369,000 in electric cooperative scholarships to 470 students.