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Callie Stepp McCall, a fourth generation member of the family that owns Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchards in Edneyville, has been named the 2021 Apple Ambassador by the North Carolina Apple Festival.
The daughter of Rex and Danielle McCall, Callie is a student at Mountain Gems Academy. She will receive a $2,000 college scholarship. The Apple Ambassador represents the festival, making public appearance throughout the event s four-day run Labor weekend, and at other events locally and across the state. Each year, the Festival selects its Ambassador from local rising high school seniors.
The Apple Ambassador and runner-up are awarded the Evelyn Lutz Hill Memorial Scholarship, named in honor the longtime secretary of the North Carolina Apple Growers for many years. Hill was serving as president of the North Carolina Apple Festival when she died in 2004.
Callie Stepp McCall is the Apple Ambassador for the 2021 Apple Festival. The ambassador represents the festival and at other events across the state. Each year, the representative is selected from local rising high school seniors, according to festival organizers.
McCall, a student at Mountain Gems Academy, will receive a $2,000 college scholarship. Her parents are Rex and Danielle McCall. Her family has owned and operated Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchards for four generations.
The runner-up is Sadie Anna Rowe, who is a rising senior at Hendersonville High School. Her parents are Charles and Debbie Rowe. She will receive a $1,000 college scholarship.
Students are required to submit their transcripts, list of activities, provide letters of recommendation and write an essay on the Apple Festival and the importance of the apple industry to this area. The Apple Ambassador is selected based on this information and through an interview process.