OHMS scholarship winners

SCHOLARS — Nine students from Oxford Hills Middle School received $100 Aspire Higher scholarships as a result of participating this past fall in activities to encourage postgraduate aspirations during Aspire Higher Month. From left, 7th grade student winners, Madison Bangs, Kayla Patten, Jessica Turner; 8th grade winners Spencer Hurd, Brayden Bean, Connor Robertson and 7th grade winner Jamal Hill. Back, scholarship donors: Stuart Goodwin, Goodwin’s Insurance; Ron and Laura Morse; Val Weston, Village Square Realty; Shirley Huff, Oxford Hills Realty and Susan Graves, Oxford Federal Credit Union. Missing from the picture are student winners 7th grade winner of the Cents for Kids scholarship, Aura Foster and 8th grader, Amelia Hodgkin, winner of the Bob and Irina Kahn scholarship. The mission of the “Aspire Higher” initiative is to significantly increase the percentage of Oxford Hills students and residents who pursue college and post-secondary education.