As kids and parents are getting set to head back to school a couple local ladies are off to post-secondary with a financial boost.

The Moose Jaw Wakamow Rotary Club handed out their annual scholarships to Moose Jaw's Olivia Moyse and Chloe Merifield this past Monday at a ceremony.

Moyse will head to the University of Saskatchewan for Engineering after graduating from as Valedictorian from Vanier Collegiate High School.

Merifield will be pursuing a career in nursing and will be working towards her degree at the University of Regina Nursing Program come this fall after completing her high school diplomat at Central Collegiate.

Both received $1,000 to go towards their schooling.