Last Lockerbie scholars for Air Disaster study legacy

dailyrecord.co.uk:

The plug has been pulled on the annual year’s study abroad for Lockerbie Academy pupils at Syracuse University in the USA's New York State.The Lockerbie and Syracuse Trust has confirmed: “The educational element will be removed from the scholarships going forward.”It said: “The Lockerbie Syracuse Trust absolutely understand that this is a huge and momentous change to the scholarship programme but one in which the trustees will fully engage with to ensure the best possible experience for young Lockerbie citizens.“We are very aware that this news will be disappointing to some students but very much hope that overall, it provides more opportunities for young Lockerbie citizens over the coming years.“There were of course limitations to the scholarship programme of up to two scholars selected per year but under the new proposal, more students may be able to travel to Syracuse to get a flavour of university life.”The programme was set up in the wake of the December 21, 1988, Lockerbie Disaster to forge links with the Dumfriesshire town and Syracuse which lost 35 students to the worst act of terrorism on British soil.Each year after a selection process, two scholars have been chosen from Lockerbie Academy to spend a freshman’s year across the Atlantic.However, the 2024/25 scholars, Anna Newbould and Cameron Colville – who recently moved to America for their studies, and will represent Lockerbie at many events in the USA including the October Remembrance Week – will be the last.Instead, the Lockerbie and Syracuse Trust has announced that the Syracuse Scholarships “are evolving” – which, it said “mean the end of the scholarships as they stand and there will be no new scholars selected for 2025/26.”Behind the change is a request