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Lupita Correa-Salinas Receives Cape Girardeau Evening Lions Club * Calvin R. Wells Scholarship
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Cape Girardeau Evening Lions Club President Dr. Jacob Leet (l) congratulates 2023 Cape Girardeau Evening Lions Club * Calvin R. Wells Scholarship winner Lupita Correa-Salinas with Scholarship Chair Amanda Lemons-Kohler and Dr. Kory Thoma.
Lupita has graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School and is heading to Mizzou pursuing Computer Science.
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