It has been almost a year since honours student Shellee Smith died after being in a cycle crash, but her friends want to ensure that her memory lives on through a scholarship.

Melissa Looby is organising a fashion show to raise funds for a university scholarship for alumnae of CedarBridge Academy alumnae, where she and Shellee both graduated with honours.

At the time of Shellee?s death at the age of 18 she was studying business at the Bermuda College. She had also been involved in student government, and while at CedarBridge, had attended the Student Government Association Lead Conference 2002 in Baltimore.

Miss Looby, who had been friends with Shellee since they were 16, decided to launch the scholarship because she was having a difficult time dealing with her loss.

?I thought the fashion show would be a great way to remember her,? she said. ?I also saw a need for different scholarships for students attending university from CedarBridge Academy.

?Shellee was a great student and we both graduated with honours, which we thought was a miracle. She always tried to give her all in every subject.?

Asked how much she hoped to raise by holding the fashion show, which is set to take place in the Whitney Institute auditorium on Friday, she said: ?I?m not sure what my expectations are, but I really just enough to make a good donation to CedarBridge Academy.?

A second fundraising event, an ??All White? birthday party for Shellee at Ozone nightclub is being planned by mutual friend Omar Patterson.

Ms Looby said she is still working to register the scholarship as a charity.

?At this point I am just going to make the donation to the CedarBridge Academy?s Parent Teachers and Students Association, who are a registered charity, but eventually I hope to make the scholarship a charity in itself,? she said.

As for the event itself, Ms Looby said: ?Most of the models are friends and family of Shellee,? she said. ?I also had help from model Stacy Dawson (who has just relocated to New York City) when I first came up with the idea.?

Asked if she was planning to use local designers, she said: ?I was hoping to use Jakoma, but I wanted to give it a shot on my own. I have had the help of students from CedarBridge Academy, Michaela Tucker and Jenae Peterson and they are doing an awesome job helping with the planning.?

Tickets are $15 in advance from the Jazzy Boutique and The Edge, or at the door for $20. The show starts at 7.30 p.m.