CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Finalists have been named for the 11th West Virginia Scholar program. Ten high school juniors are still in the running for a full-ride scholarship at West Virginia Wesleyan College.
There were 15 semi-finalists. The list was narrowed down following video interviews.
The 10 finalists are:
Elysia Cain Liberty High School
Courtney Gray Grafton High School
Sarah Heilman Wheeling Park High School
Jackson Johnson George Washington High School
Cole Kleppner Musselman High School
Lydia Knutsen John Marshall High School
Katherine Marks Brooke High School
Easton Perry Ripley High School
ShaiAnne Williams Webster County High School
Bailey Withrow Greenbrier East High School
Online voting at wvmetronews.com will begin Wednesday, May 30th and continue through Friday, June 15th. 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.
The West Virginia Scholar program is a partnership between MetroNews and West Virginia Wesleyan. Other sponsors include West Virginia Hospital Association, ZMM Architects, Friends of Coal, West Virginia Forestry Association, Architectural Interior Products, INC, RBC Wealth Management, West Virginia Farm Bureau and KOMAX Business Systems.