AJ Taylor2 hours agoLast Updated: April 9, 2021
Iowa 4-H members participated in virtual interviews for the annual State 4-H Recognition Day on March 27. State 4-H Recognition is the process in which senior 4-H members in grades 9-12 can apply to be selected for special statewide opportunities such as awards and trips such as National 4-H Conference, State 4-H Council, Iowa 4-H Reporters Program and Iowa 4-H Healthy Living Ambassadors.
State project area awards are awarded to 4-H members who have demonstrated leadership, communication, and service through activities, events, and self-directed learning in a specific project area. Recipients will be provided with a $100 prize (dependent on funding). Up to 50 project area awards will be presented to Iowa 4-H members in grades 9-12 at the time of application.
Scholarship opens doors for Mount Vernon High School senior
$25,000 Horatio Alger award gives Aliya Keaton chance to give back even more in career opportunities
Aliya Keaton waves to regular customers in the drive-thru window during her shift Feb. 28 at Cabin Coffee Co. in Lisbon. Keaton, 17, works at the coffee shop before school and on weekends to earn money to pay for college. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Mount Vernon High School senior Aliya Keaton is seen at her job at Cabin Coffee Co. in Lisbon. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Aliya Keaton froths milk with a steamer Feb. 28 at Cabin Coffee Co., 930 Commercial St., in Lisbon, Iowa. Keaton, 17, of Mount Vernon, is one of 106 students nationwide to win a $25,000 Horatio Alger National Scholarship. Aliya will be paying her way through college, and among her three jobs is working as a barista at Cabin Coffee Co. in Lisbon. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)