The Paducah Sun’s Teen of the Week program features a different local student each week selected from nominees submitted by high school guidance counselors throughout western Kentucky and southern Illinois. The Teen of the Year is chosen from the weekly winners.
The Teen of the Week sponsor for the 2012 - 2013 school year is Mid-Continent University. Each Monday, the Sun features a different Mid-Continent University Teen of the Week selected from nominees that high school guidance counselors throughout western Kentucky and southern Illinois submit to the Sun. Mid-Continent University will provide each Teen of the Week with a $2,500 annual scholarship to its university, which is renewable for four years. In the spring, a Teen of the Year will be chosen from the weekly winners and will receive a full four-year scholarship to Mid-Continent University, or a cash award of $2,500 paid through The Paducah Sun if the student selects another college to attend.
Mathematical musician gets national honors
In high school, students often search for a way to fit in. Conner (CJ) Elliott has gone the opposite direction, and he enjoys being an anomaly.
Elliott, a Graves County High School senior, score...
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Teen follows plan from early age
Shelby Clark has had a clear life goal for quite a while.
"When I was little, people would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up," she said. "Saying, 'I want to be an obstetrician,' doesn't re...
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Determined teen doesn't let anything stall her
BARDWELL — Amanda Smith used to describe herself as shy. She stopped using that descriptor when she got to high school, got a job and got involved in every club Carlisle County High School offers.
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Student runs business while in high school
After a long day at school and an hour or so of track practice, Drew Shever flips from student to business man.
Shever, a senior at St. Mary High School, has run his own iPhone repair business sin...
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Teen juggles athletics and academics
Every senior class has that student who is at every school event. No matter the sport, no matter the season, Trey Whitnell is that student.
Whether he's playing or leading cheers in the stands, th...
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Variety of experiences drives student's future
Though she doesn't describe herself as a someone born for the stage, her choir's trip to sing in Carnegie Hall is something Kaitlyn Curry will treasure for the rest of her life.
The Paducah Tilghm...
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Home school student works hard and aims high
She may have gotten some looks over the years, being a teenager serving folks at Chick-fil-A during school hours. For Grace Silverstein, it was just a matter of timing.
"My peers are gone at schoo...
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Mayfield teen at home on farm and classroom
Though her personal organization tactics can toe the line of obsessive, Madeline Moses has used her determination to excel in multiple areas throughout her high school career.
As the most outstand...
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Team work, faith, service paramount for teen
Team work has been a part of Courtney Hawkins' life since she was in first-grade.
"Being unified on a team is what really is going to make the success," Hawkins said. "Without unity in your team, ...
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Healthy competition inspires local teen
Shelby Schaefer is on top of her game.
She's been the president of her class since her freshman year. She runs track, cross country and plays volleyball. And she still has a 4.0 grade point a...
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