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Mike receives first Alexander scholarship
Kendra enjoyed many school activities. She was a member of the Georgia 4-H and served as president, was the features editor of the Paw Print staff her junior year and news editor senior year, ECHS visual ensemble for four years serving as captain senior year and was a Senior Beta Club member. Kendra also achieved many things at Early County High School. The following are a few of her accomplishments: voted class superlative 9th and 10th grade, United States Achievement Academy Award in English, National Leadership Service Award, and was voted Who's Who Among High School Students all four years. Kendra has been named an Oxford Scholar at Oglethorpe University where she plans to pursue a double major in mass communications and English. The Wyatt Hutchins Alexander Family Scholarship provides a total of $3,500 over a four-year period to an outstanding graduating senior at Early County High School who will be attending a college or university. Criteria includes financial need, personal integrity and character, academic achievement, extracurricular school activities, employment or community service. Preference is given to a student of African-American background. The scholarship was established by Wyatt and Peggy Redman, daughter of Vivian Alexander Davidson (deceased), and Judith Alexander Benton and Wyatt Alexander, daughter and son of Wyatt and Ida Mae Alexander (both deceased) to honor the value their parents, grandparents and aunts placed on education and justice. The donors are the grandchildren of Dr. Wyatt and Fannie Alice Alexander, and nieces and nephews of (deceased) Annette Alexander and Dorothy Alexander Norton. On their grandfather's side they are descendants of James Wooten Alexander, a Revolutionary War Captain buried in Blakely. On their grandmother's side, they are decedents of Benjamin Collier, who donated land on which the current courthouse stands. There is a long history of community service within the family.
The Alexander Scholarship Fund is administered by the Community Foundation of South Georgia. Further details about the scholarship may be found in the guidance department at the high school.
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