Four ARP Students Among Seven Selected for Top Erskine Scholarships
Three Presidential and four Solomon Scholarship win- ners, who will join the Erskine College student body in the fall of this year, have been announced by the admissions
“This past year was a tough one for high school stu- dents, but we are so proud of all the students invited to the Presidential Scholarship Competition this year for perse- vering through it all,” Director of Admissions Kasey Mc- Nair says. “This group was so accomplished and impres- sive that the committee chose to award seven scholarships, more than any year previously.”
The Presidential Scholarship is the highest scholarship
award offered at Erskine College and covers tuition, re- quired fees, and room and board, minus any state, federal, and outside scholarships and grants. It is renewable for a total of four years. The Presidential winners are John Paul Bell, Jr., Jonathan David Claxton, and Emily Grace Stanton.
John Paul Bell, Jr. of Due
West, S.C., is a homeschooled student whose interests in- clude chemistry, music, and engineering. A participant in - gram for the past eight years, he was recently recognized for his leadership and contribu- tions to the team. He achieved the rank of Eagle Scout at the
age of 15. He has been involved in jazz band, track, and cross country at Dixie High School in Due West. At Due West ARP Church, he has enjoyed youth choir and served as a music leader; taught vacation Bible school; and volun- - lachia. His areas of musical experience include voice, bass, guitar, piano, and saxophone. “If you want to know how I felt about winning, it was wonderfully shocking,” John
Paul says. “I’ve dreamed about going to Erskine my whole life, and now that dream is coming true.”
Jonathan David Claxton of Albemarle, N.C., is a student at Greyfriars Classical Acad- emy, where he is a member of the Performing Arts Club, serves on the yearbook crew, participates in the after-school sports program, and assists in his school’s fundraising ef- - tions. He is active in Westmin- ster ARP Church, where he regularly plays the piano for worship services. Through his church, he has worked with a local homeless shelter and volunteered in other outreach programs. He has also played competitively in summer- league baseball. “I am so grateful for the opportunity to serve my God, family, and friends by having the privilege of attending Erskine College,” Jonathan says. He calls Erskine “an exceptional community” in which students can “grow and learn, create lifelong friendships, and ma- ture in their relationship with the Lord.”
Emily Grace Stanton of Pelzer, S.C., is a homeschooled student who attended biology and chemistry labs on the Erskine campus during her freshman and sopho- more years of high school. “I enjoyed the way the pro- fessors and teachers interacted with the students,” she says of that experience. She has a strong interest in biol- ogy and is interested in either teaching biology and in- stilling a love of the subject in students, or in pursuing a master’s degree in marine biology, focusing on crusta- ceans or marine mammals. She is also interested in mu- sic and has played acoustic guitar for six years. She has played volleyball and basketball for three years. At her church, she participates in Bible study, plays in a string
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