The Harvester Difference

April 3, 2009

Congratulations to Senior Sam Shelton! He has received $87,800.00 in scholarships to attend the University of Alabama. The scholarship breakdown is below:

    US Scholar Award 2009- $6,000.00 for 8 semesters
    Engineering President Cabinet Supplement - $3,000 for 3 semesters
    Engineering Leadership Scholarship- $1,250 for 8 semesters
    Alumni Scholar Award 2009-2010- $500.00 for 8 semesters
    Alumni Heritage Scholarship- $900.00 for 2 semesters

March 31, 2009

Kristen Walker was awarded a $4,000 Andrew College Thomas Marshall Scholarship.  Kristen was invited along with 20 other students to compete in the Andrew College Scholarship Competition.  The competition included an interview with a panel of Andrew College Administration and faculty, a written essay, and a panel discussion.   Kristen placed as one of the top 5 scholarship award winners from the competition. Last summer the Andrew College Lady Tigers basketball coach began recruiting Kristen and has offered her an athletic scholarship.  The athletic scholarship coupled with the Marshall Scholarship have created an awesome opportunity for Kristen to attend college and be able to pursue her basketball career.  Kristen also caught the attention of the Andrew College softball coach who is holding a position for her. Kristen has verbally committed to Andrew College.  Mike Riffe, the Lady Tigers basketball coach will be on campus on April 14th for Kristen to officially sign her athletic scholarship.
 
March 20, 2009

Congratulations to Kelsey Dobbs and Josh Steele from Harvester Christian Academy for being selected as GreyStone Power Washington Youth Tour Delegates.  Kelsey and Josh competed against other recommended leader-students from 15 highschools across 8 counties in Georgia including Landmark, Colonial Hills, Chapel Hills, Douglas County, Alexander, Lithia Springs, Paulding, and others.   Kelsey and Josh represent 2 of the top 6 students selected who scored the highest on the required exam.  The Washington Youth Tour is an all expense paid one week summer tour of the Nation's Capital City beginning with a tour of Georgia's capital.  The WYT's goal is to develop leaders, expand the student's knowledge about the history of our country, and to increase their knowledge about rural electrification.  Approximately 1000 student leaders nationwide will meet in Washington as WYT Delegates. 

Congratulations to Sam Dobbs, a 6th grader at Harvester Christian Academy.  Sam represented Harvester earlier in March at the state's Georgia Spelling Bee and won his age group advancing him to the Southern Region States Spelling Bee to be held March 21 in Atlanta.  Competing in the Southern Region States Spelling Bee are winners from Georgia, Virginia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, S. Carolina, Mississippi, and North Carolina.  Winners of the Southern Region States Spelling Bee will advance to the National Spelling Bee to be held in Washington D.C later this year. 

Seniors Jake Brown and Micah Vineyard were both recommended for the Servant Leadership Program at Columbus State University by Michelle Berry.  Jake and Micah applied for the program by sending in a listing of all of their community service and leadership activities, as well as three recommendation letters from faculty and community leaders.  Both boys were selected to be interviewed by the Servant Leadership Committee at Columbus State in March.  According to their award letters, they were chosen from a large and competitive group of applicants.  They will be receiving a $2500/year stipend each year that they attend Columbus State University to help cover education expenses.  The program involves community service, mentoring, and special leadership classes taken for credit during their four years at CSU.