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Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Worland High School senior Andrew Lawler was one of 54 Class of 2016 graduates receiving scholarships during Tuesday's scholarship night at the Worland Middle School Auditorium. Sixty-five percent of the class, with 83 members, have accepted scholarships this year.
Worland - More than half of the Worland High School Class of 2016 were awarded and accepted scholarships.
Scholarships were presented Tuesday night. There are 83 members in the class, according to Guidance Counselor Randy Durr. Of the 83, 54 accepted scholarships of one kind or another, for 65 percent.
The students were awarded $101,640 in Hathaway Scholarships and $201,703 in non-Hathaway Scholarships, for a total of $303,343 for the 2016-2017 school year. Durr said in figuring the total amount earned by the students he did not factor in awards that where more than one year.
This is the most amount of money for a class in Durr's eight years at Worland High School, he said.
"We appreciate all the local community support for these students, from businesses, organizations and individuals," Durr said.
He noted that 54 of the 83 students in the senior class qualified for one of the three levels of the Hathaway Scholarships with 39 accepting. He said if all 39 meet requirements to keep the Hathaway Scholarship for four years, that means $406,540 over four years.
"What an amazing commitment from the State of Wyoming," Durr said.
Last year the Class of 2015 accepted $256,213 worth of scholarships including $76,800 in Hathaway Scholarships.
In 2005, state lawmakers created a scholarship fund with a $400 million permanent endowment, whose income funds scholarships for qualified Wyoming high school graduates to attend the University of Wyoming or any of the state's seven community colleges. They honored Governor Stan Hathaway's many contributions to the state and accomplishments by naming the scholarship program for him. Hathaway served as governor from 1967-1975. He died in 2005.
Graduates earning the Hathaway Honors must have a 3.5 grade point average or higher and at least a 25 ACT composite score. Those earning the Honors and accepting are Jacob Lamm, Bryanna Mickelson, Alex Mulhall, Narisse Trippel, Mary Linneman, Taylor Fulfer, Riley Harman, Callie Klinghagen, Levi Sinn, Kaleb Rice, Carmen Elliott, Gage Brown, Jacob Schaeffer, Jalynn McClure and Hannah Vigil. Those earning but not accepting were Emily Keller, Ashton Kittleman, Braedon Page, Jewel Haynes, Saydria Russell and Glen Anderson.
The Performance Hathaway winners must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and an ACT composite score of at least 21. Those accepting from Worland are Mackenzie Engel, Emmy Dkyman, Taylor Warner, Matthew Kelton, Allyson Klingler, Aubrey Goodrick, Kylie Brazell, Andrew Cady, Madie Johnson, Carson Michael, Hannah Nissen, Anna Lopez and Emrie Jolley. Those earning the Performance but not accepting were Haley Schneider, Hoyt Nicholas, Erin Taylor, Mauricio Caballero.
The Opportunity Hathaway requirements are a 2.5 GPA or higher and a 19 ACT composite. Students accepting are Ann Stephens, Chandler Ramos, Adeline Miller, Daniel Igleheart, Brendin Schumacher, Kylie Armstrong, Sydney Montgomery, Chance Martello, Eric Osbon, Joseph McAfee and McKensi Smith. Those earning but declining were Emma Edholm, Michaela Richardson, Janene Rodriguez, Andrew Lawler and Hallie Eaves.
A complete list of scholarships accepted by members of the Class of 2016 will be published next week in the Northern Wyoming Daily News.
