BUCKHANNON, W.Va (WDTV) – A West Virginia high school senior was announced as the winner of the West Virginia Scholar Program this week.
Winfield High School rising senior Sydne Alexander will receive a full tuition plus room and board scholarship to attend West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon beginning in the fall of 2025.
“I was very shocked and was like this can’t be happening right now,” Alexander said. “I just felt instant joy and the tears started pouring. My mom is a teacher and my dad is a manual laborer. I also have two younger brothers, so getting this and taking the weight off of them is really helpful.”
Alexander plans to major in health sciences and play soccer while at WVWC with the ultimate goal of becoming a pediatrician and opening her own practice, according to a release.
WVWC will also award $5,000 and $2,500 scholarships to Kayla Flynn of East Hardy High School and Jayla Lynch of Oak Hill High School as the first and second runner-up, respectively.
West Virginia high school juniors were eligible to apply with a transcript and an essay. Ranking of the finalists was determined by WVWC, sponsors of the West Virginia Scholar Program and online voting, officials said.
The West Virginia Scholar Program will begin accepting next year’s applications in February 2025.
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