American Eagle Federal Credit Union has awarded $1,000 scholarships to East Hartford High School graduates Ashley Dingee and Beatrice Soundara in conjunction with the school’s Academy of Finance Program. The scholarships were recently presented to the students at East Hartford High School’s Award Breakfast.

Both students were graduates of East Hartford High School’s Academy of Finance program. Students enrolled in this program are trained and paid to work at the Credit Union office in East Hartford High School, where they are provided with industry-related courses of study and first-hand experience for their future careers.

Ashley Dingee plans to attend Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT while Beatrice Soundara will focus her studies at the Greater Hartford Campus of the University of Connecticut.

For more information on East Hartford High School's Academy of Finance please visit their page on the East Hartford High School Website.