
While their senior year held many altered traditions, one fact that held true for the Westminster Academy class of 2021 was the abundance of scholarship offers these hardworking students received. The class of 32 students was offered in excess of 4.5 million dollars in scholarship money. The combined senior class accepted over $1.8 million in scholarship money over the next four years, which comes to an average of over $14,800 per student, per year.
Among the notable awards are Valedictorian Emma Gregory’s multiple scholarships to the University of Mississippi. She has received academic, leadership, and music scholarships and has been accepted into the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College where she plans to study music education.
Salutatorian Ginny Fisher will attend the University of Mississippi on both merit and leadership scholarships, and she plans to study engineering.
This year’s senior class also boasts a National Merit Scholarship Finalist in Kendall Smith. She will be attending the University of Alabama and plans to study social work and political science on a pre-med track.
2021 graduate Christian Ivers has chosen to enlist in the United States Marine Corps and Julianna May is going on a World Race Gap Year where she will serve in several countries over the course of the year.
Almost all of the students received scholarships to their colleges of choice, and they will be attending schools across the country as listed below.
Baylor University
Julia Jennings
Christian Brothers University
Daniel Rhodes
Lilly Whitehead
Covenant College
Trey Grant
Hillsdale College
Ruth Kirsch
The King’s College
Haddon Jones
Mississippi State University
Nathan Deacon
Annalise Ellard
Ginny Fisher, Salutatorian
Sarah Cathryn Sheppard
Texas Christian University
Jack Laughlin
The University of Alabama
Kendall Smith, National Merit Finalist
The University of Arkansas
Barbara Hale
Laney Hansen
The University of Indianapolis
William Bell
The University of Memphis
Catherine Baum
Ashley Phillips
Ellie Yelverton
The University of Mississippi
Emma Gregory, Valedictorian
Nathan Jones
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Michelle Cole
Caroline Cruse
Emma Gibson
Mae Mae Reneau
The University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Caroline Carney
Edmond Fakes
Katy Murphy
Clay Smith, Army ROTC
Wake Forest University
Jessa McElroy
Wheaton College
John Saunders
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