FARMINGTON – Franklin Savings Bank’s Community Development Foundation has awarded area students a total of $34,000 in scholarships.

The 2004 Franklin Scholars are:

• Mt. Blue High School: William Wilde, son of Richard and Crystal Wilde of Farmington Falls, who will study marketing and accounting at Bentley College, and Andrew Pond, son of Doug and Nancy Pond of Farmington, who will study marketing and management at Champlain College.

• Skowhegan High School: Michelle M. Farley, daughter of Jim and Ginny Farley of Skowhegan, who will study business administration at Babson College,

• Madison Area Memorial High School: Lacy Doiron, daughter of Susan and James Doiron of Madison, who will study fashion merchandising and marketing at Lasell College

• Rangeley Lakes Regional School: Danielle Nichole O’Neill, daughter of Karen and Phil Oliver of Rangeley, who will study business administration.

• Mt. Abram High School: John Paul Jones Par, son of John and Melissa Par of Langtown, who plans to study computer programming at Champlain College

• Livermore Falls High School: Jarrod Bilodeau, son of Dwayne and Martha Bilodeau of Livermore, who will study international trade at Maine Maritime Academy

• Jay High School: Zachary D. Charles, son of Kenric and Cynthia Charles of Jay, who will study business management at Bentley College

• Mountain Valley High School: Deanna McKenna, daughter of Laurie and Mark McKenna of Rumford, who will study public relations and communications at the University of Maine at Orono.

• Dirigo High School: Shannon Rose Irish, daughter of James and Teri Irish of Carthage, who will study advertising, public relations and communication at St. Joseph’s College.

Scholarships were awarded to students who plan to attend a four-year college with studies concentrating in accounting, finance, marketing, management, computer sciences or other business-related courses.

The graduating seniors were selected as Franklin Scholars based largely on high academic achievement, which alone represented 70 percent of the criteria for scholarship selection. The remaining 30 percent was based on community citizenship, participation in extracurricular activities, such as athletics, band, school clubs or drama and financial need.

The foundation grants the scholarships to the schools, which select the student and administer the scholarship.

Franklin Savings Bank’s Community Development Foundation was created in 2000 to support community, economic and educational needs within the communities served by Franklin Savings Bank. The scholarships to nine area high schools, totaling $34,000, were first awarded in 2001 and are now awarded annually.