River Hills Lions Club

Winner of the 2005 newly renamed River Hill Lions Club- Harold M. Brietman Memorial Scholarship is Ms. Elizabeth Bridges (not pictured). Elizabeth , 2nd in her class with a 4.9 GPA, 1410 SAT score, who received grades of 95 or better in every course she completed, and who attended the Governor’s School at the College of Charleston twice, for science and math and for the arts, far exceeded the academic performance of other candidates.
At Clover High School , Elizabeth has been active as an officer in science, history, math and student government organizations, for which she has received numerous awards. Elizabeth played soccer and also sang, acted, played the trumpet, and was voted Miss Clover High School . Her former principal describes her as, “…everything we hope our young people will grow up to be.”

Besides being active in her church, Elizabeth has participated in a wide variety of community services and events; a partial sampling includes: 4-H, Red Cross, American Cancer Society, an Eating Order Awareness program sponsored by the Girl Scouts, Special Olympics, a WWII Veterans voter initiative, visiting an area nursing home facility, tutoring, helping at Clover Area Assistance Center food drives and participating in political campaigns.

Elizabeth, who has been accepted at Harvard University , intends to focus her attention on political science and women’s studies. While she aspires to a career as a broadcast political analyst, ultimately, she hopes to center her activities and future family in the area. As she is primarily a lady of the South, Elizabeth wishes to use her knowledge to, “give back to this community which contributed so much to my own life.”