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Whitney Burrow of Malvem has been awarded several prestigious scholarships to pursue her college education. She will graduate from Poyen High School as valedictorian of the 2008 graduating class. She is the daughter of Ricky and Sandy Burrow, sister of Holly Burrow and granddaughter of Betty Burrow.
Arkansas Tech University has awarded Whitney the Board of Trustees Scholarship which is valued at $40,720. She also placed second in the TECH creative writing contest and was awarded a $1,000 scholarship. AR Tech is a leader in advanced technology and programs of study with are pointed toward the information age of the future. Whitney plans to major in pre-medicine biology. Whitney was chosen as an Arkansas Governor’s Distinguished Scholar. This scholarship award has a value of $40,000. Students receiving this honor must have distinguished themselves as high achievers, both academically and in the area of leadership. The National Beta Club awarded Whitney a scholarship based on her leadership abilities. As runner-up in the State Beta oratory competition, Whitney will compete at the National level at the June convention. Whitney has received an excellent education at Poyen School, kindergarten through 12 grade. She has attained many honors while attending Poyen schools, all of which are very special to her along with the teachers and staff who supported her along the way. Some of those honors include: Basketball: Captain /All-State /All-State Tournament/All-Region /All-Conference Track: All-Arkansas Academic Track Team School Honors: All-A Honor Roll K-12 / Homecoming Queen / Most Likely to Succeed / Who’s Who Registry of Academic Excellence /Student Council-President /Beta Club-President /FCA-Coach/Indians Against Drugs /Quiz Bowl Team/Gifted and Talented/Numerous Academic Awards Community: Governor’s Youth Board/Grant County Youth Board/Family Farm Jr. Counselor |
