NAACP scholarships awarded to 5
The Wooster/Orrville NAACP recently awarded five scholarships to area students totaling $7,400.
Recipients and their post-secondary education choices include the following:
—Wooster High School graduates Aiden Holford, son of Ian and Alicia Holford, University of Cincinnati; Zhade Ellis, son of Sterivon and Misha Ellis, University of Akron; and Jackson Readinger, son of Alma Readinger, Ashland University.
—Wayne County Career Center graduate Journey Kaleal, daughter of Janet and Jonathan Kaleal, The Wayne County Career Center.
—Smithville High School graduate Shayna Lowe, daughter of Rex and Connie Lowe, Charleston Southern University.
The Wooster/Orrville NAACP’s goal is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.