The Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District is proud to announce the winners of the 2011 Scholarship Essay Contest.
Winner of the $4,000 scholarship is Jenny Detten of Panhandle High School. Jenny graduated with a 3.74 GPA. Her future plans include attending Amarillo College to study Dental Hygiene. She is the daughter of Jeff and Peggy Detten.
The recipient of the $3,000 scholarship is Ashlyn Tubbs of Clarendon High School. The daughter of Laban and Jennifer Tubbs, Ashlyn graduated with a 3.60 GPA and plans to attend Texas Tech University to study Mass Communication.
Jacob Rapstine of White Deer High School received the $2,000 scholarship. Graduating with a 4.19 GPA, Jacob plans to study Finance, Agriculture Business at West Texas A & M University. He is the son of Chris and Linda Rapstine.
This year’s winners were selected from 19 applicants writing on the essay topic, Should municipal and agricultural water strategies be focused on conservation or efficiencies and why? To be eligible, applicants are required to be a high school senior graduating from a school within the District and must write a 500 to 1,000 word essay on a topic chosen by the District. Winners are selected from a committee of three Board members, the general manager and a staff member. Recipients must enroll as a full-time student and attend college the fall semester immediately following graduation. Scholarships are paid out over four years.
The winning essays can be read on our blog at
http://panhandlegroundwater.blogspot.com/. Jenny Detten’s first place essay will appear in the October edition of Panhandle Water News.
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