Grays Harbor Community Foundation has announced creation of the David McKay Memorial Scholarship, which will be awarded to two high school graduates this spring.

“One of our greatest honors at the foundation is honoring the legacy of wonderful individuals through our scholarship program,” said Jessica Hoover, the senior program officer. “Thank you to Molly and Katy McKay for keeping your dad’s wonderful legacy alive through providing educational opportunities for Aberdeen and Hoquiam students. He truly was a wonderful and inspirational person and teacher.”

McKay was an English teacher at Aberdeen High School. “He taught with passion and enthusiasm,” Hoover said. “He had the ability to inspire and motivate his students to dream big and take chances.”

She said he was known for his community service projects, student written publications, playing the guitar in class, and dramatic Shakespeare readings.

Some publications his classes produced were “Lutefisk for the Bobcat Soul,” “Lutefisk for the Bobcat Soul: Your Mama’s Edition,” “Lutefisk for the Bobcat Soul: Who’s Your Daddy Edition,” “The Book of Wisdom” and “The Thanksgiving Day Football Games: Aberdeen vs. Hoquiam.”

Hoover said McKay was also on the team that brought KAHS-FM 106.9 to Aberdeen High School.

Nominated by his peers, McKay was named Washington State Teacher of the Year in 2002.

Anyone interested in making a donation to the scholarship fund may visit www.gh-cf.org.