Four Rising Sun HS Seniors Named OCCF Scholars

Each student will receive a $4,000 scholarship.

(Rising Sun, Ind.) - Four Rising Sun High School senior students have been named as the 2021 recipients of the Ohio County Community Foundation Scholarship administered by the Ohio County Community Foundation.

Chloe Fletcher, Emma Taylor, Ashlee Turner and Madalyn Wilson will each receive a $4,000 scholarship for being named Ohio County Community Foundation Scholars. The scholarship will be paid up to $1,000 a year over four consecutive years of study and may be used at any post-secondary educational institution such as a technical school, a community college or a four-year college or university. The scholarship must be used for books and/or tuition.

The Rising Sun High School seniors were awarded the Ohio County Community Foundation Scholarship for being selected as one of the five finalists of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship process. The Ohio County Community Foundation Board of Directors and the Ohio County Community Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee recognizes the achievements of those students chosen to advance to the interview process of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. The Ohio County Community Foundation Scholarship was established, in 2000, by the Ohio County Community Foundation Board of Directors to provide the financial means to assist these outstanding students in their pursuit of a higher education. Since 2000, the Ohio County Community Foundation has awarded a total of $273,000 to seventy-eight Rising Sun High School students for being named as Ohio County Community Foundation Scholars.

Chloe Fletcher is the daughter of Darrell and Stephanie Fletcher. Emma Taylor is the daughter of Andrew and Kara Leedy. Ashlee Turner is the daughter of Jim Turner and Jennifer Turner. Madalyn Wilson is the daughter of Josh and Julie Wilson.

The Ohio County Community Foundation would like to congratulate these four remarkable students on their achievement. The Ohio County Community Foundation is located at 330 Industrial Drive, Rising Sun, Indiana. For information concerning the Ohio County Community Foundation Scholarship programs, please call 812-438-9401.