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Davis teen earns Jedediah Morgan Grant scholarship

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 6:21pm

KAYSVILLE — Every year, hundreds of high school students receive scholarships to help them further their education.

This year, Brooke Stockett of Davis High School, is the first recipient of the Jedediah Morgan Grant scholarship for the performing arts.

The $1,000 scholarship was awarded to Brooke during an assembly at the school by Wayne Muir and Virginia Adams Winegar, both of whom are also Davis High School graduates.

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Syracuse FFA student earns scholarship

Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Monday, May 9, 2011 - 11:15pm

LAYTON -- Paige Schidlack, a Syracuse High School senior, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship by Ed Kenley Ford and Ford Motor Company.

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From left, JROTC members Daniel Hargrave, 15, Braxton Allen, 17, Eric Takacs, 16, and their coach David Boswell practice for an upcoming cyber defense competition in Clearfield in this 2010 file photo.

CHS JROTC team places in national cyber defense competition

Mitch Shaw, Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau

Last updated Monday, April 11, 2011 - 11:06pm

CLEARFIELD -- A third-place finish in a national competition netted five Clearfield High School students a cool grand in scholarship money.

After four rounds of competition and nearly five months of preparation, members of the Clearfield High Junior ROTC team placed third overall in the finals of CyberPatriot III, the nation's largest high school cyber defense competition.

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U of U student named as Harry S. Truman scholar

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Last updated Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 5:53pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, President of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, announced University of Utah’s Brandon Peart as one of 60 students selected from 264 U.S. colleges and universities as a 2011 Truman Scholar.

The University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics is one of only three institutions nationwide to produce a scholar in each of the last five consecutive years.

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Automotive scholarships offered

Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 12:46pm

Felt Auto Parts Company of Ogden is among the groups participating in the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium, which is offering scholarships of $1,000 to 2,000.

Eligible students must be high school graduates with a GPA of 2.5 or above who are enrolling in a college of vocational school automotive program. Also, matching grants will be available to scholarship recipients who become automotive technicians after graduation.

Scholarship applications and information are available at Felt Auto Parts, 2581 Lincoln Ave., from Weber and Davis county high school automotive instructors and at www.automotivescholarships.com. Applications are due by March 31.

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Michelle Carlin, of West Haven, is attending Westminster College with the help of a scholarship from the American Cancer Society. Carlin is a cancer survivor.

Pressing forward: Cancer Society awards scholarships to survivors

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 7:55pm

SALT LAKE CITY — The American Cancer Society has established a scholarship program to give young cancer survivors the opportunity to pursue their education.

The $10,000 scholarship will help pay for enrollment, tuition, fees and books at any accredited university, community college or vocational technical school, said Patricia Monsoor, regional communications manager for the ACS.

Recipients are selected based on successfully meeting program eligibility requirements, continuous academic achievement and a level of commitment as an ACS volunteer.

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Winegars give Darts scholarships for music or drama

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 12:08am

KAYSVILLE -- Wayne Muir Winegar and his wife, Virginia Adams Winegar, both graduated from Davis High School, where they were active in music and drama; so it was natural that their family wanted to pay it forward by giving back to their alma mater.

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The Haven J. and Bonnie Raw Barlow Technology Building will be part of a tour offered during an open house at the DATC in Kaysville at 7 p.m. Jan. 27.

DATC open house participants may win a scholarship

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau

Last updated Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 12:22am

KAYSVILLE -- To give the public an idea of what Davis Applied Technology College has to offer, DATC is using as a carrot prizes and a one-month scholarship for those who attend its Jan. 27 biannual open house.

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(ANTHONY SOUFFLE/Standard-Examiner) Walter Schwemmer dances with his sister-in-law Hilde during the Sneddon Hof German Winterfest and Craft Boutique on Friday at the Golden Spike Events Center in Ogden. The Salt Lake City residents joined others in enjoying German food, music and crafts during the event’s 25th anniversary. Festivities continue today.

25th annual Hof German Winterfest kicks off in Ogden

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, January 15, 2011 - 12:07am

OGDEN -- A family of visitors to Friday's Sneddon Hof German Winterfest and Craft Boutique literally would not have been a unit had it not been for the man whose name the festival sports.

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WSU student receives scholarship

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 8:18pm

OGDEN -- The Weber County Republican Women just made Selaina Brinkerhoff's life a little easier.

Brinkerhoff, a Weber State University junior majoring in political science, is the winner of the organization's $300 book scholarship. The money will help her purchase some of the expensive books needed for the classroom.

The scholarship was presented on Monday afternoon during the Weber County Republican Women Caring for America luncheon.

"Everyone gives scholastic scholarships so we wanted to do something a little different," said RoLayne Staffanson, a member of the organization. "Books are expensive so we decided we wanted to help a female political science major obtain some of her books."

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