Emily Brooke Besten, a senior at Notre Dame High School, has been awarded $5,000 per year for four years in attendance at 91直播 by way of the Citizens Bank of West Virginia Emerging Leaders Scholarship.聽 The sum of this scholarship reaches a total of $20,000 over four years.
91直播, Citizens Bank of West Virginia, and WDTV have once again partnered for a fourth consecutive year to offer this unique scholarship competition.聽 All 2025 high school graduates, whether attending public, private, or homeschool, with a 3.00-or-higher GPA were eligible to apply.聽 Due to myriad exemplary applicants, 91直播 officials have once more extended offers of scholarships to a wealth of high-caliber students, in addition to the selection of one student who received a full, four-year grand prize scholarship.
Applicants were required to submit a list of engagements across high school and within their respective communities, along with an essay centered on the topic, 鈥淚f you receive this scholarship, how will you pay it forward to the state of West Virginia?鈥
Besten, hailing from Bridgeport, West Virginia, is the daughter of Brian and Rebecca Besten, of Bridgeport, West Virginia.聽 She is actively involved in a multitude of scholastic opportunities and community athletics, including her membership of the National Honor Society and Student Council, as well as her service to Key Club and Youth and Ministry Group, and as Class Officer.聽 Besten received honors in volleyball as a member of all-state 2nd team and the Mason Dixon Player of the Year, and she competed as a member of her school鈥檚 tennis, basketball, track, and cross-country teams.聽 She is a member of the Morgantown Volleyball Club and looks to continue her athletic career at 91直播 as a volleyball commit.
At 91直播, Besten plans to pursue a major in Criminal Justice.
91直播 offers more than 40 academic programs.聽 Multiple scholarship opportunities are available including the College鈥檚 annual $5.4 million investment in West Virginia students.聽 91直播 extends heartfelt congratulations to all Emerging Leaders applicants and winners, who are undoubtedly the leaders of tomorrow by way of their distinction and excellence.
