Many scholarships were given out to seniors from the Starke County Community Foundation and other worthy organizations in the community and several colleges. Congratulations to WKVI intern, Makayla Dillard, who received the Cheryl Lyn Welter Memorial Scholarship and one of six Indiana Broadcasters Association Scholarships.
Knox Community High School senior and WKVI programming intern Makayla Dillard is one of six Indiana Broadcasters Association Scholarship winners chosen from around the state from a field of 140 applicants. She plans to major in telecommunications at Ball State University.
“I want to be an on-air personality. My ultimate goal would be to be like Ellen DeGeneres and have a talk show, or maybe like Howard Stern, but not as vulgar,” she says.
“The play is Get Smart,” she explained. “The main character is Maxwell Smart played by Joe Clabaugh and I’m one of the four blonde hostages.”
The following piece was submitted by WKVI Intern and Knox High School student, Makayla Dillard.
We’ve all heard the saying, “only the good die young.” This was undoubtedly proved true this past Monday night. The tragic untimely death of Drew Shearin affected the entire community. His life touched nearly everyone’s life in some way, shape, or form. He was the nicest young man, the most successful young musician, and the most talented young actor. But that’s just it – he was so young. As Ms. Miller, his best friend’s mother, said, “God needed someone to teach the angels how to play music.” The amount of people that showed up to his candle light vigil Wednesday evening was absolutely incredible. “Each of the candles represented someone that he touched,” said Ms. Miller. And that was inevitably true. Drew Shearin’s life affected hundreds upon hundreds of people. Everyone from his peers, to the entire community.
