2020 June Nelson Scholarship Winners!
The Association of Alaska School Boards is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 scholarship competition!
Named in honor of long-time Kotzebue school board member and education advocate, the June Nelson Memorial Scholarship competition is an annual AASB tradition. Each year, association members, students, and district superintendents gather to raise money that is awarded to Alaskan students to support their post-high school education pursuits. This year’s successful fundraising efforts have allowed AASB to award fifteen, $1,500 scholarships, which may be applied toward the student’s choice of a business, trade, or college institution.
Of this year’s 75 applicants, fifteen graduating Alaska high school seniors have been selected to receive June Nelson scholarships. One of the fifteen scholarships was awarded to a student pursuing a credential in career and technical education (a skilled trade).
Click on the links below to read the essays of this year’s winners!
Soldotna High School, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Metlakatla High School, Annette Island School District
Craig High School, Craig School District
Connections/Homeschool, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Eagle River High School, Anchorage School District
Sitka High School, Sitka School District
Hyder School, Southeast Island School District
Homer High School, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Wrangell High School, Wrangell School District
Kake City High School, Kake School District
Wrangell High School, Wrangell School District
Petersburg High School, Petersburg School District
North Pole High School, Fairbanks School District
North Pole High School, Fairbanks School District
West High School, Anchorage School District