Students win state honor scholarships

Local students have been announced as winners of Montana University System Honor Scholarships.

The renewable scholarships offered by the Montana Board of Regents waive undergraduate tuition for up to eight semesters at any campus of the Montana University System or Dawson, Flathead Valley or Miles community colleges.

Students offered this scholarship must be graduates of an accredited Montana high school with a minimum grade point average of 3.4 at the end of their seventh semester in high school, take either the ACT or SAT standardized test, meet college preparatory requirements and attend an eligible campus.

In 2007, the Board of Regents authorized a statewide high school competition that awards the scholarships based on a grade-point average ranking score combined with an ACT composite score.

This year 246 scholarships were offered statewide.

Following are area students who were offered Montana University System Honor Scholarships:

• Cassidi Bowman, Columbia Falls High School

•  Keenan Countryman, Flathead High School

•  Emily Dardis, Flathead High School

•  Madison Edwards, Flathead High School

•  Parker Kouns, Flathead High School

•  Elizabeth Stone, Flathead High School

•  Jazmyn Austin, Glacier High School

•  Teigan Avery, Glacier High School

• Carson Brown, Glacier High School

•  Nathan Hammer, Glacier High School

•  Evan Iddings, Glacier High School

•  Spencer Johnson, Glacier High School

•  Caleb Jones, Glacier High School

•  Francis Loviska, Glacier High School

•  Ryker McIntyre, Glacier High School

•  Samuel Nelson, Glacier High School

•  Ian Petrini, Glacier High School

•  Sarah Stratton, Glacier High School

•  Julie Tripp, Glacier High School

•  Kendra Vogel, Glacier High School

•  Mollie Lemm, Polson High School

•  Natalee Wheeler, Polson High School

•  Ryan Brown, Whitefish High School

•  Nathan Fauth, Whitefish High School