Two high school seniors receive rural voices award
Two high school seniors in North Central Kansas are being recognized with the John R. Cyr Rural Voices Award for submitting the top entries in the 2020-2021 Rural Voices Youth Contest that is sponsored by the The North Central Regional Planning Commission (NCRPC) based out of Beloit. Avery Johnson, a senior at Beloit Jr-Sr High School, and Carrie Roe, a senior at Herington High School, submitted the winning entries in this year’s contest.
Both Avery and Roe will receive a cash award of $850. The contest awards are named in honor of John Cyr who served for 22 years as the NCRPC Executive Director. Since 2006, NCRPC has awarded more than $26,000 through the Rural Voices Youth Contest.