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The recipients of the 2021 Farm Focus Inc. scholarships are Brooke Bockey and Hanna Scaggs, who were awarded $1,000 each, and Jake Bowersock and Elaina O’Neill, who were awarded $500 each.
Bockey is a 2019 Spencerville High School graduate attending The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster. She is an animal science-health major and plans to continue her education to pursue a career in veterinary medicine.
Scaggs is a 2020 Lincolnview High School graduate attending Wright State University-Lake Campus majoring in agronomy. Her career goal is to increase the quality of crop seed.
Bowersock is a 2021 graduate of Lincolnview High school. He plans to attend Wright State University-Lake Campus in the fall majoring in agribusiness.
2021 R.K. Thompson Self-Reliance girl finalists named
R.K. Thompson Self-Reliance girl finalists for 2021 include (clockwise, from top left) Jamie Burenga, Jody O’Neill, Sarah Thomas, Madison Langdon, and Cassidy Ringwald.
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Five area girls have been selected for the 2021 R.K. Thompson Self Reliance Award, according to Breanne Sudduth, Keri McClure and Anthony Adams, co-chairpersons of the Van Wert Service Club’s selection committee. The program provides cash awards to seniors of Van Wert County High Schools who best exhibit the trait of self-reliance. These awards are designed to seek out and honor the student who does the best with what she has.