BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Fifteen West Virginia high school juniors have been named semifinalists in the 11th West Virginia Scholar program and remain in the running for a full scholarship at West Virginia Wesleyan College.
The following students were named Monday as semifinalists:
Easton Perry
Ripley, WV
Ripley High School
Jackson Johnson
Charleston, WV
George Washington High School
Sarah Heilman
Wheeling, WV
Wheeling Park High School
Cameron Whetzel
Philippi, WV
Philip Barbour High School
Lydia Knutsen
Glen Dale, WV
John Marshall High School
Alanna Claypool
Clarksburg, WV
Apostolic Christian Academy
Bailey Withrow
Lewisburg, WV
Greenbrier East High School
Kameron Lucky
Summersville, WV
New Life Christian Academy
Elysia Cain
Salem, WV
Liberty High School
ShaiAnne Williams
Webster Springs, WV
Webster County High School
Christopher Neighbors
Charles Town, WV
Washington High School
Katherine Marks
Wellsburg, WV
Brooke High School
Cole Kleppner
Inwood, WV
Musselman High School
Tyler Gray
Upperglade, WV
Webster County High School
Shaylen Chenoweth
Elkins, WV
Elkins High School
Interviews with the semifinalists will now be scheduled. The list of 15 will be trimmed to 10 finalists. Finalists will be announced May 25. Online voting will take place from May 25 through June 15. The scholarship winner will be announced June 21 at the 2018 WV Scholar Awards Luncheon at West Virginia Wesleyan.
The winner will receive a full-ride scholarship at Wesleyan valued at $160,000. Other scholarships will also be awarded.
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