Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles applauded six Kentucky high school student-athletes involved in agriculture during the KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen State Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 17. They were recognized for being named the 2023 Kentucky High School Athletic Association-Kentucky Department of Agriculture Ag Athletes of the Year.
“Athletics teach you commitment, self-discipline, teamwork, leadership and resilience. These are the same skills needed to find success in agriculture,” Quarles said, according to a news release from his office. “In addition, these skills can also translate to a successful academic career.”
“At the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, we recognize a solid educational foundation can create great success in life, whether that education is through a four-year institution or a trade school,” Quarles continued. “We are pleased to join our partners at the KHSAA to reward scholarships to the commonwealth’s best young athletes and agriculturists.”
The 2023 Ag Athletes of the Year were named at a ceremony during the KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournament at Rupp Arena in Lexington. Two $2,000 scholarships and four $1,000 scholarships were awarded. The honorees included Caldwell County native Laken White, who received a $2,000 scholarship for Outstanding Ag Athlete of the Year.
According to a news release, the 2023 Ag Athlete Award winners are selected by a committee after the application deadline. The one-time scholarships, payable to an institution of higher learning, are awarded to high school seniors involved in athletics and agriculture who plan on continuing their education at a two- or four-year institution or trade school.
Source: timesleader.net
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