Ten Allen County-Scottsville High School juniors will receive cash scholarships
following their participation in the annual American Private Enterprise System
(APES) program last week---an annual event sponsored by the University of Kentucky
Cooperative Extension Service.
Mason Towery will receive a $400 cash scholarship as the overall achiever
in the three-day program. Additional $200 cash scholarship winners include
Macayla Vernon, Lauren Bearden, Charles Boucher, Colton Barton, Katelyn Bewley,
Rachel Bomar, Hannah Bryant, Jason Sikes, and William Gregory.
The scholarships are possible through donations from local businesses.
This year, $2,100 was donated for the scholarships—which may be used at any
institute for higher learning following high school graduation.
The program also presented eight participants with “Payday” rewards.
Bearden, Bewley, Boucher, Bomar, Towery, Caroline Jones, Morgan Duvall, and
Vernon earned from $5 to $15 dollars in rewards.
In addition, Towery, Vernon, and Bearden will have the honor of representing
Allen County at the Kentucky Youth Seminar in Lexington next summer. Alternates
include Boucher, Barton, and Bewley.
The APES award presentations last Friday included the recognition of
Junior Leaders Aaron Borth, Lauren Riffe, and Kaleigh Shaw. Each leader
receives a $100 college scholarship. Shaw was selected at the junior leader
that will attend the Kentucky Youth Seminar next summer. In the event, Shaw cannot
attend, Riffe will serve as her alternate.
This year’s APES participants included Sydney Ausbrooks, Kaylee Baldwin,
Colton Barton, Lauren Bearden, Katelyn Bewley, Rachel Bomar, Charles Boucher,
Hannah Bryant, Camden Carver, Hadley Celsor, Kaci Cline, Morgan Duvall, Rachel
Foster, William Gregory, Aaron Howell, Caroline Jones, Colby LaFitte, Jackson
Montgomery, Macy Pruitt, Jessie Radcliff, Cayden Ross, Jason Sikes, Tristan
Skipworth, Megan Stinson, Nathaniel Stinson, Mason Towery, Macayla Vernon,
Tiffany Wade, Macy Ward, and Madison Whittle.