{"id":5448,"date":"2017-04-25T14:33:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T22:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?p=5448"},"modified":"2019-07-24T09:05:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T17:05:12","slug":"outstanding-applicants-increased-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/outstanding-applicants-increased-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Outstanding Applicants = Increased Scholarships!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Fair announces 2017 scholarship recipients<\/h2>\n<p>We received so many amazing scholarship applications that we had to increase the awards this year! We originally planned to award seven scholarships totaling $7,000 (which was up significantly from the $4,250 we awarded last year!). But after reviewing the applications, our scholarship committee <strong>unanimously approved an increase to nine scholarships totaling $8,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5448 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/outstanding-applicants-increased-scholarships\/annie-kessler\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Annie-Kessler-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Annie-Kessler-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Annie-Kessler-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Annie-Kessler-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Annie-Kessler-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Annie-Kessler-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5449'>\n\t\t\t\tAnnie Kessler\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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Jones\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/outstanding-applicants-increased-scholarships\/ruby-woodings\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ruby-Woodings-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ruby-Woodings-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ruby-Woodings-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ruby-Woodings-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ruby-Woodings-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ruby-Woodings-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5454'>\n\t\t\t\tRuby Woodings\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/outstanding-applicants-increased-scholarships\/fisher-dill\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Fisher-Dill-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Fisher-Dill-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Fisher-Dill-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Fisher-Dill-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Fisher-Dill-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Fisher-Dill-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5450'>\n\t\t\t\tFisher Dill\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/outstanding-applicants-increased-scholarships\/maciah-l-johnson\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Maciah-L.-Johnson-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Maciah-L.-Johnson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Maciah-L.-Johnson-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Maciah-L.-Johnson-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Maciah-L.-Johnson-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Maciah-L.-Johnson-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5453'>\n\t\t\t\tMaciah Johnson\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Please join us in congratulating our 2017 scholarship recipients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First place &#8211; <\/strong><strong>$<\/strong><strong>2,500<\/strong>: Annie Kessler of Colony High School<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second place &#8211; <\/strong><strong>$1,500: <\/strong>Summer Putman of Juneau-Douglas High School<\/li>\n<li><strong>Third place &#8211; $<\/strong><strong>1,000<\/strong>: Lily Anna Sessom of Colony High school<\/li>\n<li><strong>Honorable mention &#8211; <\/strong>$500: John F. Jones of IDEA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Honorable mention &#8211; <\/strong>$500: Ruby Woodings of Palmer High School<\/li>\n<li><strong>Honorable mention &#8211; <\/strong>$500: Alexis Barfield of Palmer High School (picture not available)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Honorable mention &#8211; <\/strong>$500: Fisher Dill of Frank A. Degnan High School<\/li>\n<li><strong>Honorable mention &#8211; <\/strong>$500: Maciah L. Johnson of IDEA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Honorable mention &#8211; <\/strong>$500: McKenna Dinkel of Mat-Su Central Homeschool (picture not available)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>We received a total of 40 applications this year from students all over the state.<\/strong> While we couldn\u2019t give everyone a scholarship, all applicants did receive two free admissions to the 2017 Fair.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fair scholarships are open to <\/strong><strong>all Alaska junior and senior high school students<\/strong> who plan to attend college or vocational school. Applicants submit a cover letter, extracurricular resume, letter of recommendation, photo and an essay or creative project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch for the 2018 call for scholarship applications early next year!<\/strong> Questions? Contact Kelly Larson, Fair director of community and corporate relations, at 907.746.7164 or <a href=\"mailto:kelly@alaskastatefair.org\">kelly@alaskastatefair.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fair announces 2017 scholarship recipients We received so many amazing scholarship applications that we had to increase the awards this 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