9 scholarships available through First Electric program; Deadline May 1st

See the list of Saline County scholarship opportunities at www.mysaline.com/scholarships

Apply now for First Electric Cooperative (FEC) 2023 Scholarships. FEC has a program that awards nine $2,000 scholarships each year. The scholarships go to high school seniors living in the co-op’s five districts. They are funded through the member-supported Operation Round-Up program. 

To be eligible for the scholarships, applicants must be a high school senior whose parents or guardians are First Electric members. They must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average through their senior year of high school and after graduation attend an accredited institute of higher learning in Arkansas on a full-time basis, which includes technical career programs.

The deadline to apply is Monday, May 1, 2023. For more information about the program, call 800-489-7405 during regular business hours or send an e-mail or talk to your high school guidance counselor. You may also pick up an application from the district offices. Learn more at www.firstelectric.coop/scholarships.

2022 scholarship recipients are listed below:

• Anna Rappold of Houston; St. Joseph High School
• Destiny Johnson of DeWitt; DeWitt High School
• Hunter Wessel of Cabot; Cabot High School
• Jenna Malone of Benton; Benton High School
• Kaleb Moles of Benton; Benton High School
• Kylie Jones of Drasco; Concord High School
• Luke Griffin of Cabot; Cabot High School
• Maygan Jarvis of Heber Springs; Heber Springs High School
• Peyton Stafford of Sherwood; North Little Rock High School

See the list of Saline County scholarship opportunities at www.mysaline.com/scholarships