By Staff
EAST LANSING -Ten student-athletes at Class B member schools of the Michigan High School Athletic Association have been selected to receive scholarships through its Scholar-Athlete Award program.
Farm Bureau Insurance, in its 18th year of sponsoring the award, will give a $1,000 college scholarship to 32 individuals who represent their member school in at least one sport in which the Association sponsors a post-season tournament.
The first 30 scholarships are awarded proportionately by school classification and the number of student-athletes involved in those classes; and there are two at-large honorees, which can come from any classification.
Each of the scholarship recipients will be honored at halftime ceremonies of the Class C Boys Basketball final game at the Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing on March 24. Commemorative medallions will be given to other finalists in recognition of their accomplishments.
The Class B Scholar-Athlete Award honorees are: Allison M. Assaly, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern; Andrew Cuthbert, Dowagiac; Adam DeWolf, Marshall; Alexandria N. Henry, Alma; Tyler J. McCoy, Tawas Area; Katelyn E. Priesel, Imlay City; Shane Sinda, Capac; Shaziah Singh, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern; Ashley A. Theobald, Kingsford; Jason Thompson, Ludington.
An overview of Dowagiac's Cuthbert's scholarship recipient of the Class B Scholar-Athlete Award follows, as well as his quote:
Andrew Cuthbert, Dowagiac, earned four letters in cross country, three in soccer and tennis, and two in basketball; Named first team all-district in soccer senior year; Voted team captain senior year in basketball, soccer, and tennis; National Honor Society member junior and senior year, and was president in senior year; President of humanities as a senior, and participant for four years; Active in student senate; Worship leader at Sister Lakes Community Church. Plans to attend Cornerstone University, Taylor University, or Indiana Wesleyan University to study sports management or worship directing at a church.
Essay Quote – "Reputable sportsmen educate people on how to live and play in the correct way. From simply clapping when an injured player gets up, to helping an opposing player who is down, to even ignoring a bad-mouthing rival, there are many different marks of a good sportsman."