MUSCLE SHOALS-Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will host the 2020 Shoals Student of the Year Banquet in the form of a drive-through ceremony Monday, June 15, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. on the Shoals campus.
The ceremony will feature nominees from 16 high schools in Colbert and Lauderdale County. Nominees will hear brief remarks from Shoals Scholar Dollars Executive Director, Dr. Randy Pettus, Shoals Scholar Dollars Executive Board Chairman Mark Keech, NW-SCC President Dr. Glenda Colagross, University of North Alabama (UNA) President Dr. Ken Kitts, and Master of Ceremonies Dr. Eric Kirkman. Nominees include (photos of each student are available at 2020-student-of-the-year-1):
The Shoals Student of the Year Banquet recognizes the top student in the Shoals area as voted on by a panel of judges. Also, it is an annual fundraiser for the Shoals Scholar Dollars Scholarship Foundation. The Shoals Scholar Dollars was formed in 2011 by the Florence and Greater Shoals Rotary Clubs with the purpose of providing every student in the Shoals the opportunity to continue education beyond high school at NW-SCC and then UNA. Following the remarks and recognition of the 2020 nominees, the 2020 Shoals Student of the Year will be named and awarded a two-year scholarship to NW-SCC followed by a two-year scholarship to UNA and various other prizes.
Monday, June 15, 2020; 6:30 p.m. in the Parking lot of Building 120, NW-SCC Shoals campus; 800 George Wallace Blvd., Muscle Shoals, AL 35661.
Media Release/Trent Randolph
Public Information Officer
Northwest-Shoals Community College
