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Alexis Daniel and Reagan Fletcher, both juniors at Greenwood High School, were awarded $1,000 scholarships to WKU during a reception to honor 2018-2019 Scholar of the Week recipients. (WKU photo by Bryan Lemon)

The Mahurin Honors College at WKU and WBKO-TV hosted a reception on Nov. 27 to honor the 2018-2019 Scholar of the Week recipients.

The Scholar of the Week program recognizes young scholars in southcentral Kentucky and the WBKO viewing area for their academic and extracurricular activities. The Mahurin Honors College at WKU has been partnering with WBKO since 2010 on the Scholar of the Week Program.

Seventy-two high school juniors were chosen as Scholars of the Week for the 2018-2019 academic school year and have their name, high school and accomplishments air on segments on WBKO’s “10 PM News” on Tuesdays and “AM Kentucky” on Wednesdays. Each student is invited to a reception to celebrate their achievements, recognize them individually, and reward two Scholar of the Week students with a $1,000 scholarship for WKU.

This year’s two scholarship winners are Alexis Daniel and Reagan Fletcher, both juniors at Greenwood High School.

Fletcher has earned a 24 on her ACT and maintains a 4.0 GPA as a junior in high school. She plans to attend college and earn a nursing degree and then become a Nurse Anesthetist. She likes to spend her spare time doing community service, spending time outdoors, playing softball, and being with her family. Fletcher is a varsity starter for her school’s softball team as well as a member of National Honor Society, Beta Club, FCA, FFA, Oar Club, and another travel softball team. She hopes to play softball in college while earning her degree.

In the near future, Daniel hopes to attend WKU and earn a degree in Economics with the intent of applying to law school. As a junior, she maintains a 4.0 GPA and earned a 27 on her ACT. Her extracurricular activities include National Honor Society, Beta Club, Pep Club and HOSA. Outside of school, she works at Chaney’s Dairy Barn and volunteers with the Dream Factory of Bowling Green.

Dr. Michael E. Smith, Acting Director of the Mahurin Honors College at WKU, believes the Scholar of the Week program provides a wonderful showcase of the quality of our local school systems and it reaffirms the mission of WKU and the Mahurin Honors College to propel our scholars to even greater academic and professional heights.

The following students were recognized as Scholars of the Week for the 2018-2019 academic year:

• Adair County High School: Ty Cheatham
• Allen County-Scottsville High School: Robin Gagen
• Barren County High School: Lilly Shipley, Madison High
• Bowling Green High School: Sean Hogan, Leah Tabor, Ronit Patel, Daman Cusick, Evan Spader
• Breckinridge County High School: Jennay Leslie, Trenton Brown, Morgann Lucas
• Butler County High School: Camryn Newland
• Cumberland County High School: Kassidy Phelps
• Daviess County High School: Sophie Sorrells, Torrence Baylis, Shelby Helton, Alayna Petri, Camille Moore
• Franklin-Simpson High School: Marcella Doran
• Frederick Fraize High School: Reagan Henderson
• Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science: Michael Givens, Meghan Pierce
• Glasgow High School: Lauren Witt
• Grayson County High School: Cooper Terry
• Green County High School: Heaven Cooper
• Greenwood High School: Noah Jacobs, Lucas Trinh, Hayden Lasley, Annee Lasley, Martin Alfaya, Harper Popplewell, Reagan Fletcher, Patrick Handley, Patrick Haycraft, Alexis Daniel
• Hart County High School: Jordan Burden, Mackenzie Senig, William Carroll
• Madisonville-North Hopkins High School: Cameron Walker, MaKayla Koon
• Meade County High School: Carlie Nash, Madison Hawkins
• Metcalfe County High School: Ethan Bates
• Monroe County High School: Gracie Taylor
• Muhlenberg County High School: Jeremiah Adams, Nathan Petrie, Sydney Harper
• North Hardin High School: Amber Rosenberger
• Ohio County High School: Klemmer Nicodemus, Tommy Rhodes
• Owensboro High School: Blake Martin, Ashanti Talbott, Ja Seng Pauhkum, Sydney Ladd
• Russell County High School: Madelyne Smith
• Russellville High School: Benjamin Slack
• South Warren High School: Brian Bodenhamer, Noah Haas, Bryson Frank, Audrey Bratcher, Konnor Mason, Ariell Sales, Andrea Lenoir, Jenna Rampenthal, Sophie Pemberton, Parker Stobaugh, Blaise Tylicki
• Warren Central High School: Jordan Miller, Ahmed Kamaluldeen
• Warren East High School: Lyndsi Snyder, Hannah Frady

About the Mahurin Honors College at WKU: WKU is home to the first independent Honors College in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Created in 2007, the Mahurin Honors College at WKU provides an intimate, highly selective learning environment where gifted and high-achieving students can develop the skills to prepare them for success in the nation’s top academic and career opportunities.

Contact: Allison Campbell, (270) 745-2081