38 High School Seniors Receive Prairie Meadows Scholarships
Prairie Meadows has announced the names of 38 Greater Des Moines (DSM) high school seniors to receive this year’s $2,500 Prairie Meadows Scholarship.
Each spring, Prairie Meadows offers two $2,500 scholarships to every public and private high school in Polk County. Prairie Meadows also offers two scholarships to graduating high school seniors that are children of Prairie Meadows employees, or who are employed by Prairie Meadows. Since 2001, Prairie Meadows has awarded 506 scholarships to central Iowa students to help them further their education in Iowa.
Qualified applicants must be graduating high school seniors enrolled full-time (at least 12 credit hours) in the fall at an accredited, post-secondary Iowa institution, and they must maintain a cumulative high school GPA of 2.5 (4.0 scale), or greater. Applicants must also be United States citizens, or permanent residents for at least two consecutive years. In addition, applicants must provide written essays on pre-selected topics along with letters of recommendation.
Prairie Meadows — 2014 High School Scholarship Recipients
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Graduating Senior
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High School
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Award Category
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Matthew McGill
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Mallory Petsche
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Ankeny Centennial High School
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High School
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Amy Huynh
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Skylar Wetzel
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Ankeny High School
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High School
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Christina Dimit
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Shelby Hormann
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Bondurant-Farrar High School
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High School
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Jessia Connelly
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Zachary Goodrich
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Dallas Center-Grimes High School
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High School
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Jesse Coleman
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Joshua Schmitz
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Dowling Catholic High School
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High School
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Kathryn Garcia
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Margaret Long
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East High School
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High School
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MacKenzie Kasal
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Rachel Ramsey
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Harbor Alternative
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High School
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Julie Penton
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Tommy Vuong
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Hoover High School
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High School
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Jeremy Caracci
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Jonathan Caracci
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Johnston High School
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High School
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Kayla Bates
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Amy Luong
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Lincoln High School
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High School
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Mackenzie Gray
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Javier Solis
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North High School
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High School
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Kalena Meyer
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Rachel Reinke
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North Polk High School
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High School
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Zachary Ammann
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Hannah Mason
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Roosevelt High School
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High School
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Isaac Matheny
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Randa Patrick
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Saydel High School
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High School
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Gayla Taylor
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Manuel Terrazas
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Scavo High School
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High School
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Nathaniel Collins
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Sidniann Rummans
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Southeast Polk High School
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High School
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Brian Carrier
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Ashley Norem
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Urbandale High School
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High School
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Amanda Brown
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Eastyn Fitzgibbon
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Valley High School
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High School
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Sarah Beck
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David Hieb
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Walnut Creek Campus
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High School
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Baylie Cooper
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Stacia Tinker
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Southeast Polk High School
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Employee
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Applications for the 2014-15 Scholarship Program will be available on the Prairie Meadows website in September 2014. The application deadline is Friday, April 3, 2015.
Prairie Meadows has given more than $1.4 billion through taxes, grants and charitable donations to the state of Iowa. More than $600 million has remained in our community to promote economic development, agriculture, jobs and tourism.
About Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino
Prairie Meadows began operations as a nonprofit organization in 1989 with the goal of promoting economic development, jobs, agriculture, and tourism in the state of Iowa. Through taxes, grants, and charitable donations, Prairie Meadows has given more than $1.64 billion to the state of Iowa. Prairie Meadows offers nearly 1,800 slot machines, table games, live and simulcast racing, hotel accommodations, entertainment and more.