By Staff
October 21, 2004
Holli Elizabeth Brewster, Rachel Sylvia Rutledge and Adam Chase White have been selected to receive the Mabel and S. Carl Merritt scholarships at Meridian Community College.
The $1,200 awards are funded through the MCC Foundation.
The Merritts established the endowment in 1994 to encourage and help students attain a college education. They continue to make generous gifts in support of the foundation's scholarship program.
Brewster is a 2004 graduate of Clarkdale High School. She was a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society. She was recognized for having a perfect score on the state U.S. history exam. She plans to pursue a doctorate in education and teach at the college level.
Rutledge was the 2004 salutatorian at Southeast Lauderdale High School. She was a member of the Beta Club, Students Against Drunk Driving and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She served as a senior class officer, and was on the soccer team and cheerleading squad. She is taking courses in preparation for the associate's degree nursing program in hopes of becoming a nurse practitioner or pediatric nurse.
White is a 2004 highest honors graduate of Clarkdale High School. He was a member of the Lauderdale County Student Advisory Council, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and a four year letterman in baseball. He is studying computer programming in pursuit of a career in computer graphics and animation.
Jenna Blair Rawson and Caleb Davis have been selected to receive the Ralph Young Sr. Memorial Scholarships at Meridian Community College.
The $1,000 awards are funded through the MCC Foundation from an endowment established by the Young family.
Rawson is a 2003 highest honors graduate of Northeast Lauderdale High School. A dean's list scholar, she is a member of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year college students. She is in the University Transfer Program and plans to pursue a degree in business administration.
Davis is a 2003 honor graduate of Wayne County High School. He is in the University Transfer Program with an emphasis in business. Davis is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Baptist Student Union. He is a member of the MCC Eagle Golf Team.
Clarkdale Attendance Center was recently awarded a project grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission.
The grant, a portion of the $1.6 million in grants the commission will award in 2004-2005, will be used to train teachers on integrating the arts into the everyday curriculum.
The grants are made possible by continued funding from the Mississippi Legislature and the national Endowment of the Arts.
The Mississippi Arts Commission is a state agency that serves more than 1.7 million Mississippians through grants supporting programs to enhance Mississippi communities, assist artists and arts organizations, promote the arts in education and celebrate Mississippi's cultural heritage.
Established in 1968 by the state Legislature, the commission is the official grants-making and service agency for the arts in Mississippi.