Every year we select local students to receive a $1,000 scholarship towards college or university. We are pleased to announce this year's ten recipients:
- Kathryn SchneiderWilson HS-2017attending BRCC-nursing
- Jonathan Wangler Wilson HS 2017attending Va Tech, member of Core of Cadets, National Security and Foreign Affairs
- Taylor Bauer Longwood CollegeElem. and Sp. Ed
- Carly EdwardsVa. Tech, Biological Systems Engineering
- Rebecca PerelesWHS-2017, attending Vanderbilt Univ., Biomedical Engineering
- Micalah MorrisonWHS-2017, Widener Univ. Biomedical Engineering, minor Mechanical Engineering
- Isabelle LeeRandolph Macon College, History and Classical Ed., minor-Secondary Ed
- Julia WatsonJMUMath and Secondary Ed.
- Mikayla RushWilson HS-2017UVA, Human Biology leading to pre-med
- Stephanie BrooksBridgewater, English with Am. Studies Concentration pursing secondary teaching career
All of the recipients had GPAs higher than 3.7. These students belong to an average of 3-5 organizations, many holding officer positions, and represent thousands of hours in community service.