[Vision2020] local 'promise a' scholars

[Debbie Gray]

Two Moscow students (MHS and Logos) won this scholarship (names listed
below). Pretty cool!

Debbie
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State Board Announces 'Promise A' Scholarship Winners

BOISE -More than 30 Idaho high school seniors are the recipients of the
prestigious Robert E. Lee Promise Category A Scholarship.

The State of Idaho sponsors two state-funded scholarships: the Robert E.
Lee Promise Category A and Promise B. The $3,000 per year, renewable,
Promise A Scholarship is one of the most competitive awards offered in the
state both in the criteria and in the number of students who apply. Of the
187 qualified applicants, only 34 were selected based on available state
funding. Students must use the scholarship to attend institutions of
higher education in Idaho.

The Promise A scholarship is based solely on academic achievement. To
apply for the academic scholarship, students must be in the top 10 percent
of their graduating class with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and
an ACT score of 28 or above. The scholarship also includes awards for
professional-technical students. To apply for the professional-technical
award, students must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or above and take the
COMPASS test (reading, writing, and algebra scores required).  The Promise
B is automatically awarded to high school seniors attending an Idaho
college or university who have at least a 20 on their ACT or a 3.0 GPA.

Every student who applies for the Promise A scholarship is exceptional
because the academic criteria for which the scholarship is based is very
high, said Laird Stone, State Board of Education President. Its exciting
to be able to award a scholarship that rewards students who continue their
education in Idaho.

As the Board continues to look at students access to higher education, we
will have more dialogue about the need for additional scholarships. With
so many qualified applicants, we need to offer more resources to be able
to reward student achievement and encourage students to stay in Idaho,
Stone said

Students receiving the scholarship are:
Promise A - Academic Awards
High School 	First Name 	Last Name
CAPITAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 	Jenni 	Buu
CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL 	Brent 	Allen
CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL 	Benjamin 	Wiedeback
CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL 	Rebecca 	Williams
CHALLIS JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL 	Kathryn 	Fox
COLE VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 	Daniel 	Jacobson
HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL 	Laura 	Miller
HILCREST HIGH SCHOOL 	Karlee 	Wood
IDAHO FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 	Cassandra 	Painter
LEWISTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 	William 	Haberman
LEWISTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 	Brookelyn 	Thomas
LOGOS SCHOOL 	Heather 	Hagen
MADISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 	Jason 	Allred
MADISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 	Jordan 	Bell
MADISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 	Dallin 	Burgener
MADISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 	Morgan 	Hardy
MADISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 	Jeffrey 	Lofgran
MADISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 	Ashley 	Pierce
MERIDIAN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL 	Alan 	Price
MOSCOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 	Kenneth 	Christian
PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL 	Madison 	Beckstead
RIGBY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 	Collette 	Carter
VALLIVUE HIGH SCHOOL 	Megan 	Dembi
WEISER HIGH SCHOOL 	Natalie 	Muir


Promise A - Professional Technical Awards
High School 	First Name 	Last Name
BURLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 	Shelby 	Anderson
EMMETT HIGH SCHOOL 	Courtney 	Scott
GRACE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL 	Melynda 	Perkins
GRANGEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 	Sean 	Meyer
MADISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 	Natasha 	Nelson
MINICO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 	LeaDawn 	Brown
MINICO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 	Charles 	Wrigley
NEZPERCE SCHOOL 	Andrew 	Kuther
POCATELLO HIGH SCHOOL 	Ray 	Ricks


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Debbie

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  Debbie Gray      dgray at uidaho.edu
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  so as to have the life that is waiting for us." --Joseph Campbell
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