Local students receive Farm Bureau scholarships

Photo 1: Bartone; Photo 2: Clemons; Photo 3: DeLoach; Photo 4: Ehlers; Photo 5: Hawes; Photo 6: Holt; Photo 7: Langford; Photo 8: Powell; Photo 9: Russell.

The Alachua County Farm Bureau has recently awarded nine $1,000 scholarships.  Recipients include four students from Newberry, one from Ft. White, one from Trenton and three from Gainesville.

Alachua County Farm Bureau has been providing students from member families with financial assistance to continue their educations for more than 15 years. Alachua County Farm Bureau President Roger West said, “These students are outstanding and we are proud to be able to help them further their educations.”

Newberry High School graduates receiving scholarships were Robin Hawes, Nicole Holt, Ashley Bartone and Emily Marie Russell. Sarah DeLoach of Fort White, who is currently attending the University of Florida, received an Upper Division Agricultural Scholarship. DeLoach is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education and Communication.  Also receiving scholarships were Taylor Langford, a graduate of Trenton High School and Lauren Ehlers, Christina Clemons and Kelly Powell, graduates of Gainesville High School.

Each year the Alachua County Farm Bureau offers both academic and career-technical scholarships to graduating high school seniors whose families are Alachua County Farm Bureau members. Students are required to submit an application along with their transcript, a photo, two letters of reference on character and citizenship, a resume of school/community extracurricular activities and a 500 word essay on “A Blueprint for My Future.”

Alachua County Farm Bureau is the state’s largest county Farm Bureau with about 7,000 member-families. It is affiliated with the Florida Farm Bureau Federation, headquartered in Gainesville.