WESTCO is pleased to announce the recipients for the 2019-20 WESTCO scholarship program. In total, WESTCO awarded 12 scholarships to students from nine different high schools within the WESTCO trade area. Recipients will each receive a $1,000 scholarship to further their education.
Box Butte County recipients include:
Madison Adam of Alliance High School. Madison is the daughter of Alex and Natalie Adam and will attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to study Agribusiness.
Storm Jespersen of Hemingford High School. Storm is the daughter of Darby and Autumn Jespersen and will attend Chadron State College to study Agricultural Education.
Alex Plog of Hemingford High School. Alex is the son of Scott and Mandy Plog and will attend Western Nebraska Community College to study Business Administration.
Elijah Walters of Alliance High School. Elijah is the son of Dan and DeEtte Walters and will attend Eastern Wyoming College to study Welding.
Payton Weber of Alliance High School. Payton is the daughter of Dave and Jana Weber and will attend Northeast Community College to study Nursing.
The scholarship committee awarded these scholarships based on criteria, which included academic performance and a written essay. The WESTCO Scholarship Program is one of the many ways WESTCO supports our region’s youth and we wish these recipients a successful and bright future.