Ascension to Honor Board of Regents Scholarship Competition Winners

Amarillo, TX- Ascension Academy administration will honor 18 Amarillo area students Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at 7 p.m., in the Ascension Academy Cafetorium.

Each of the students is the winner of an academic scholarship to the school after competing in the 2010 Board of Regents Scholarship Competition in April.  Scholarship awards range from $500 to $2,000.  A total of $16,000 will be awarded

In its second year, the Board of Regents Scholarship Competition is designed to provide newly accepted Ascension Students an opportunity to win a scholarship that will help defray tuition expense during their first year.  Currently enrolled eighth grade Ascension students were eligible to compete for scholarships as they leave the middle school and enter high school at Ascension.

Sixth grade:       

            Aleksa Solis, Coronado Elementary
            Benjamin Woolley, Windsor Elementary
            Tristan Whitley, Windsor Elementary
            Tanner Archer, Puckett Elementary
            Rachel Huebner, Home School
            Thomas Olson, Sleepy Hollow Elementary
            Damion Norman, Carver Elementary

Seventh grade:       

            Bryan Falke, Bonham Middle School
            Allison Kaczmarek, Holy Cross
            Maggie Sather, San Jacinto Christian Academy

Eighth graders:   

            Jay Whitten, Austin Middle School

Ninth grade:       

            Alan Orr, Ascension Academy
            Melanie Van Winkle, Holy Cross
            Michaela Kasselman, Ascension Academy
            Casey Crosson, Ascension Academy
            Mary Gwozdz, Ascension Academy
            Katrin Otterness, Ascension Academy
            Adam Huebner, Home School
            Benjamin Huebner, Home School

The Board of Regents Scholarship Competition is made possible by the generosity of the Lamberger Trust.

Ascension Academy offers a private and affordable college preparatory education for sixth - twelfth graders.  Ascension is a faith-affirming school, dually accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools.