Accepting scholarship funds Wednesday at St. Luke Lutheran School in Cabot are from left, Annabelle Turner, Abigail Whalen, Skylar Rhodes, Kelli Kovalick and Blair Bowen. Behind the children are, from left, Lorie Jackson, XTO Energy; state Sen. Don White, R-41st; state Rep. Scott Hutchinson, R-64th; state Rep. Brian Ellis, R-11th; and Terri Fischer, Waste Management.

CABOT —— The Bridge Educational Foundation partnered with XTO Energy and Waste Management to give $105,000 to private schools in Butler and Venango counties for scholarships to their students. The foundation presented the scholarship funds Wednesday at St. Luke Lutheran School in Cabot. The funds includes $70,000 from XTO Energy and $35,000 from Waste Management.

The Bridge Educational Foundation was established under the state’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit program, which allows for-profit companies to divert some of their tax dollars to private schools.