BY DONNA SWICEGOOD

Thanks to nine days of great weather last fall, 15 students from Iredell County will receive $2,000 scholarships.

The Statesville Kiwanis Club recently presented the scholarship checks to 10 of those students. The remainder will be handed out at the club’s July meeting.

The monies for the scholarships came from proceeds from the Iredell County Agricultural Fair, which is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club.

“This is the highlight of our year,” said Joe Stephens, who heads up the club’s scholarship committee.

The favorable weather at last year’s fair led to record attendance, which in turn, allowed the club to allot more money for scholarships this year.

“It was the best year we’ve had in a long time,” Stephens said.

The 15 scholarships were also a record-setter for the club.

Scholarship Recipients

The following students received the scholarship checks at the club’s June meeting:

♦ Derell Kashon Scott (Statesville High School) will attend Western Carolina University.

♦ Peyton LeeAnn Johnson (South Iredell High School) is planning to attend the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

♦ Erica Faith Cook (South Iredell High School) will attend Liberty University.

♦ Brett Matthew Harrison (South Iredell High School) is planning to attend Belmont University.

♦ Wyatt Glenn Weddington (South Iredell High School) will be attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

♦ Christopher Joshua Corona-Plancarte (North Iredell High School) will be attending Cornell University.

♦ Erika Sally-Theresa Bullard (North Iredell High School) will continue her education at Western Carolina University.

♦ Kaydence Nicole Gibson (North Iredell High School) is planning to attend Wingate University.

♦ Samuel Luke Privette (CCTL) is continuing his education at North Carolina State University.

♦ Christopher Michael Morini (CCTL) is a student at Appalachian State University.