The Starke County Community Foundation this week announced the recipient of the 2013 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. Bailey Masterson, an Oregon-Davis High School student, will receive a full-tuition, four-year scholarship to the Indiana college of her choice as well as a $900 year stipend to cover the costs of required books and equipment.
Several Oregon-Davis students are trying to make a difference in not just their school, but the community as well. Oregon-Davis High School, as a New Tech high school, offers project-based learning to its students including projects with real-life applications.
A group of seniors approached their teachers with a request to undertake a challenge from Lexus to come up with a way to conserve energy in their community. The group, who called themselves “The Senior Six,” came up with the idea of starting their conservation project with the school itself. So the group, composed of seniors Dakota Cook, Danielle Marsh, Casandra Niles, Lincy Jones, Bailey Masterson and Ashley Thacker, scheduled an energy audit from Kankakee Valley REMC and Franklin Energy.
