Six local students selected for PaxtonScholars Staff report Six high school juniors have been selected to participate in the 2014 PaxtonScholars Program. They are Whitney Jones-Shaw, Thailandria Daniels, Erycah Edwards and Tyanne Donald, all of Paducah Tilghman High School, and Taja Priddy and Dominique Perry of McCracken County High School. They were selected by the McCracken County Community Career Endowment Inc. from 13 applications submitted by African-American juniors enrolled in the city and county school systems. The PaxtonScholars Program seeks to enhance student self-esteem, parent or guardian advocacy, peer and mentor interaction, maintenance and improvement of academic performance and preparation for college transition, all of which are unique challenges that African-American students face. The scholars will receive college scholarship funds based on grade-point averages during their junior and senior years of high school and through the first two semesters of college. A college suitable laptop computer will also be presented to all six scholars upon high school graduation in 2016. MCCCE, a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization, was organized in 2006 after receiving a $1 million donor-directed endowment established at the Community Foundation of West Kentucky by the late Fred Paxton and his wife, Peggy Paxton. In addition to the PaxtonScholars Program, the endowment will continue to award scholarships and educational assistance to students who wish to continue their post-secondary educations.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 13:34:28 +0000
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