MISSION

The mission of the METCO College Scholarship Fund of Lexington (MCSFL) is to help Boston graduates of Lexington High School achieve their higher education goals.

The Fund supports students and their families by providing renewable four-year scholarships to students throughout their college career and making funding available for emergency needs to help students overcome obstacles to success. In 2021, for example, we provided over $71,000 in scholarship and emergency funds to 28 students.

The Fund has also partnered with the METCO program at Lexington High School and Bright Horizons College Coach to provide college financial counseling for students and their families;

In 2025, the Lexington METCO Alumni Collective (LMAC) announced the Beautiful Warrior Scholarship in memory of Christopher King, a Lexington-METCO graduate from the Class of 1984. Donations to MCSFL can be targeted towards funding this scholarship.

HISTORY

In 1968, Lexington joined six other school districts in accepting students from Boston under the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) program – a voluntary program promoting enhanced educational opportunities for city students and increased diversity for suburban schools. There are now approximately 3300 students participating in 33 school districts. See more information about Lexington METCO here. 

In 1969, Lexington citizens founded the METCO College Scholarship Fund of Lexington to provide first-year scholarships to Boston graduates of Lexington High School. In 2015, the Directors of the Fund expanded the program to provide scholarships for four years of college. In 2021, the Fund created an emergency fund to help address non-academic financial needs of students that are impeding their college progress. 

In 2021, the Fund for the first time partnered with the METCO program at Lexington High School and Bright Horizons College Coach to provide college financial counseling for METCO students and their families.

For more background on the program, see this article in the Colonial Times Magazine: https://metcocollegescholarship.files.wordpress.com/2020/11/metco_1_21_ctm.pdf

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MCSFL is a 501(c)(3) organization and is governed by a Board of Directors. 

Susan Bennett, President and Co-Treasurer

John Rosenberg, Secretary

Fay Chang, Co-Treasurer

Rebecca Clarke

Cecil Cox, METCO/LHS ’81

Mary Haskell

Lurena Hood

Linda Schaye

Jill Smilow

David Rothstein

Founders

Helena R. Butters

Joy C. Buchfirer

Elizabeth H. Clarke

David Reiner

Edgar E. Smith

Clarence D. Turner

Reuben Wisotsky

Emeritus Directors

Catherine Abbott

Kathleen Alpert

James Brannon

Charles Martin

Gerry McLeod

Karen Spector

Gerri Weathers