MV-Enola athlete earns AAA scholarship

Nicholas Wayne West, who runs track for Mount Vernon-Enola, is one of 10 seniors who have been selected to receive a $1,000 college scholarship from the Arkansas Activities Association's Scholar-Athlete Program.

In the girls, division the winners are: Elisabeth Esther Yates of Huntsville (volleyball), Jenny Caroline Redfern of Danville (basketball), Dana Gail Gray of Parkers Chapel (softball), Sarah Grace Neff of Little Rock Christian (track) and Alyssa Michele Goodin of Wynne (golf).

Earning scholarships in the boys division are: Jake Allen Bolt of Mountain Home (football), Joel Alan Perry of Springdale Har-Ber (basketball), Bennie James Kirk of Huntsville (baseball), West (track) and Nick Alan Mote of Sheridan (golf).

This is the 14th year for the AAA Scholar-Athlete Program, sponsored by State Farm. This school year 188 student-athletes from 87 member schools submitted applications for the scholarships.

Each had to meet scholastic requirements of a seven-semester minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher, and had to score at least 21 on the ACT or at least 900 on the SAT. Each student also had to display good citizenship in their school a community, show strong traits of leadership and be active in other school activities.

The 10 scholarship winners will be honored at a luncheon on May 18 at the Hilton Little Rock Metro Center at 925 South University.