Recognizing the spirit of the future through the spirit of leadership, teamwork and academic excellence, AultCare is honoring a dozen high school seniors with a $2,000 AultCare Team Spirit Scholarship Award.

The top 12 applicants from Carroll, Holmes, Stark, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties were chosen from a pool of 195 applicants based on three areas:
• school and community involvement,
• need for financial assistance and
• an essay about why they believe themselves to be a team player.

All applicants were required to be pursing a two- or four-year degree at an accredited school, have a 2.5 or greater GPA and participated in school or community programs.

The scholarship recipients (click here to view), organized by county, are listed below with their high school, prospective major and college or university:


Carroll County
•  Heather Casper, Malvern High School, Education, Ashland University


Stark
• Sam Gindlesburger, Sandy Valley High School, Physical Therapy, School Undecided
• Danielle Grooms, Sandy Valley High School, Biology/Pre-Med, Miami University
• Matthew Lioi, GlenOak High School, Physical Therapy, School Undecided
• Melissa Marnin, East Canton High School, Biology, Chemistry or Pre-Med Kent State University


Tuscarawas County
• Andrew Bache, Dover High School, Accounting, Grove City College
• Alexys Long, Newcomerstown High School, Nursing, Mount Vernon Nazarene University
• Marcus Mamarella, Dover High School, Accounting, The Ohio State University or West Virginia University
• Kristen Stiles, Indian Valley High School, Early Childhood Education, Ashland University or Kent State University


Wayne
• Alyssa Horst, Smithville High School, Fine Arts\Art Education, Kent State University or Hesston College
• Rachel Myers, Wooster High School, English & Political Science, Undecided
• Kelsey Streb, Dalton High School, Pre-Med, OSU or University of Toledo

Since establishing the program in 2002, AultCare has awarded more than 130 scholarships to local teens totaling more than $135,000.