BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Fifteen West Virginia high school juniors have been named finalists in the West Virginia Scholar Program and are in the running for a full-ride scholarship to West Virginia Wesleyan College.
Online voting begins on June 5 and ends on June 14
The winner will be announced at a luncheon on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan on June 17 follow an on-campus broadcast of MetroNews “Talkline.”
The scholarship includes four years of tuition, fees, room and board valued at $160,000.
In addition to WVWC and MetroNews, the West Virginia Scholar Program is sponsored by Greer Industries, Friends of Coal, West Virginia Hospital Association, the West Virginia Farm Bureau and ZMM Architects & Engineers.
The 2026 WV Scholar Finalists:
Brenna Bond – Parkersburg High School
Hayden Harsanyi – Princeton High School
Matilda Rodebaugh – Nicholas County High School
Adura Skidmore – Robert C. Byrd High School
Rawyn Fluharty – Bridgeport High School
Eryn Ashcraft – Lincoln High School
Isaac Thompson – Lincoln County High School
Jacob Reiner – Parkersburg South High School
Kazlyn Hughart – Woodrow Wilson High School
Megan Brown – Chapmanville Regional High School
Adelyn Groves – Ripley High School
Alexandra Winstead – Musselman High School
Amara Caison – Washington High School
William Jarvis – Nicholas County High School
Micah Brittain – Bridgeport High School