Several area students received Chariton Valley Scholarships.

Chariton Valley Telephone Cooperative and Chariton Valley Communications Corporation announced Baylor Montgomery of Bosworth, Makenna Stundebeck of Salisbury, Nora Hark of Hannibal, Kolton Garner of Hallsville and Hannah Rice of Brunswick, each were awarded a $500 Chariton Valley Scholarship. Rice also received the JSI Scholarship in the amount of $5,000.

“We take great pride in our partnerships with area schools and consider it a privilege to support local students in advancing their education. We congratulate all recipients and applaud their achievements,” said Donna Bell, Chariton Valley’s Public Relations and Economic Development Manager.

The Chariton Valley Scholarships and the FRS JSI Scholarship awards one-time scholarships to students from rural communities for their first year of college, university, or vocational-technical school. Over the last 22 years, Chariton Valley has awarded over $80,000 in high school scholarships. This year FRS awarded a total of $124,000 for 42 scholarships to students across the country. The JSI Scholarship is awarded to only four individuals with an interest in science, math, medicine or engineering in honor of John and Chresanthe Staurulakis.

Photo of Hannah Rice courtesy of Chariton Valley Telephone Cooperative and Chariton Valley Communications Corporation