Scholarships handed out tomorrow

Over $870,000 in college scholarships has been earned by this year’s senior class at Warren County High School, according to senior counselor Dr. Keri McGiboney.

Much of this money will be formally presented tomorrow afternoon during a scholarship presentation ceremony at the high school, to be followed tomorrow night by a separate awards ceremony.

McGiboney noted approximately 80 scholarships will be presented tomorrow by representatives from colleges, universities and other post-secondary institutions from across the state. Awarding academic and athletic scholarships to local students include such institutions as Motlow State Community College, Tennessee Technology Center at McMinnville, UTK, UTC, MTSU, University of the South, Tennessee Tech, U.S. Navy ROTC, ETSU, Cumberland University and Belmont University.

Additional scholarships given by local civic clubs, businesses and individuals worth in excess of $100,000 will also be awarded tomorrow night.

Though in past few years it’s been held in conjunction with the scholarship presentations, the school’s awards presentation will be held separately this year. This is being done, McGiboney said, for several reasons, but mainly to shorten the length of the combined programs, which in recent years have lasted upwards of four hours.

Warren County High School’s scholarship presentation ceremony will begin at 12:40 p.m. tomorrow in the school’s auditorium. The award ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. and will also be held in the auditorium. Winners’ parents are invited to attend.