RSHS, Lyman and Mountain View seniors among those receiving UW Trustees’ Scholars Awards

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February 22, 2022 — One hundred outstanding high school seniors from across Wyoming have been selected to receive the 2022 Trustees’ Scholars Award, the University of Wyoming’s top academic scholarship. Three of the students chosen the receive the scholarships are senior students at Rock Springs High School. They are Davan French, Makenzi Scott, and Shiva Yeshlur.

In addition, McKendyll Dickerson and Landen Heaton of Lyman High School and Tanner Erickson of Mountain View High School were named to receive the Trustees’ Scholars Award.

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According to information posted by the University of Wyoming Daily News, the scholarship for Wyoming resident high school seniors covers actual credit hours taken as well as room and board costs for eight semesters at UW, starting with the fall 2022 semester.

In total, students from 33 Wyoming high schools were chosen, along with three home-schooled students.

Recipients were evaluated on their academic excellence (high school grade-point average, ACT/SAT scores, and curriculum rigor). Individual interviews were also held. For this year’s award winners, the average GPA is 3.95, and the average ACT score is 32.

To retain the scholarship all four years at UW, students must maintain full-time continuous enrollment (at least 12 semester hours) during the fall and spring semesters each year, along with a 3.25 cumulative GPA.

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