WSS Students Awarded Academic Scholarships
WSS congratulates Steven Nagie ‘09 and Sam Dupratt ‘11 for their recent outstanding academic recognitions! Nagie was awarded a National Merit Scholarship from Southwest Airlines to support his studies in aviation at Westminster College (which also awarded him a full scholarship). Sam Dupratt won an Energy Solutions Foundation Scholarship, a merit-based scholarship for high school sophomores planning to pursue degrees in math, science, or engineering.
It’s great to see academics-only students like Steven achieve such a high level of academic success here at WSS. At the same time, our elite student athletes like Sam, are successful in their individual sports and in the classroom. Athlete or not, our students receive a first-class college preparatory education and the flexibility they need to achieve their best academically and athletically.
Nagie was up against more than 1.5 million juniors in over 22,000 high schools in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship competition. Winners are judged to have the strongest combination of academic skills and achievements, extracurricular accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies. Nagie is the first student in the history the Winter Sports School to reach this level of recognition.
Dupratt’s scholarship is applicable to his tuition at WSS. The Energy Solutions Foundation Scholarship awarded him $2,000, with the opportunity to qualify for an additional distinguished award of $2,500, $5,000 or $25,000. Sam will be recognized at a banquet later this spring in Salt Lake City.
