The Rotary Club of Bend is honored to announce the winners of its annual Traxler and the Del Morris Scholarships for the 2022 year. The awards are named for Ernie Traxler and Del Morris, two past-members of the Rotary Club of Bend who shared a passion for music. The Traxler Scholarship is awarded to local graduating high school seniors who excel in music and pursue music in some way at the university level. This year's recipients are: Alexandria Johnson, piano, graduated from Bend High School and is now attending University of Southern California. Alexandria plays violin as well as piano. Sophia Gonzalez, jazz vibraphone, graduated from Mountain View High School and is now attending St. Olaf College. Sophia plays piano, concert percussion and drums as well. The Del Morris Scholarship is awarded to secondary education students and goes directly towards piano lessons. This year's Del Morris recipient is Matthias Santucci for his excellence in piano. Matthias attends Summit High
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