EUP students receive Principals Award
The winners of the 2021 Eastern Upper Peninsula Principals’ Awards have been announced.
In order to be eligible for this award, students need to have a 3.3 grade point average or higher, a 24 on the ACT or a 1180 on the SAT and be a graduate of an Eastern Upper Peninsula high school. These students are recognized at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
In previous years, students needed to achieve an SAT score of 1200 in addition to the other requirements in order to receive this award.
Local students include those from Brimley, Cedarville, Ojibwe Charter School, Rudyard, Pickford, St. Ignace, Engadine, Newberry, Whitefish, Mackinac Island and the Sault.
Cloverland Electric Cooperative’s Round-Up campaign
Three Upper Peninsula students received$2000.00 collegiate scholarships from Cloverland Electric Cooperative’s Round-Up campaign.
“Cloverland Cares” allow members to round up their electric bill to generate funds to distribute into their U.P.’s communities.
All three 2021 Cloverland Cares award recipients plan to attend Lake Superior State University in the fall. Ahna Henderson plans to major in nursing. Both Nah Kah Aye and Brenna Pavey plan to earn a degree in elementary education.
One recipient was selected for each of Cloverland’s three districts:
Ahna Henderson, Maplewood Baptist Academy | District A
Nah Kah Aye, Sault Area High School | District B
EUP students receive scholarship through Cloverland Cares
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DAFTER Cloverland Cares, the non-profit foundation of Cloverland Electric Cooperative, has announced its spring 2021 scholarship recipients.
“We’re proud to continue our scholarship tradition through our new Cloverland Cares non-profit foundation,” said Cloverland Electric’s President and CEO, Mike Heise. “We congratulate our scholarship recipients and thank our members who have opted-in to support Cloverland Cares.”
Applicants for the spring grant cycle were evaluated based on an essay, financial need, school involvement, community service and work experience, educational and career goals plus supporting letters of recommendation. One recipient was selected for each of Cloverland’s three districts to receive a one-time $2,000 scholarship.