2017 AEMC Youth Awards
By: Leah Davis
The 2017 AEMC (Amicalola Electric Membership Corporation) Youth Awards Banquet was kicked off at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 16. The Ceremony included 136 students from Gilmer High School, Pickens High School, Lumpkin High School, Cherokee High School, and North Georgia Christian Academy receiving a scholarship. All scholarships received during the night totaled around $133,000 dollars.
The 2017 Youth Tour Finalists included the runners-up, receiving a $550 scholarship, Dalton Crowe, Jacob Hopkins, Brycen Garland, and Elizabeth Morris.
The winners for the Youth Tour received a $750 scholarship and an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., which were, Trey Lunn, Garrett Martin, Makayla Roberson, and Nicholas Tourdon.
The 2017 AEMC Washington Youth Tour Finalists
The AEMC also gave out $1,000 scholarships to 128 seniors from all the high schools in the local communities.
The 2017 Senior Finalists for scholarships (128 seniors)
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