Darke REC Scholarship

Melinda Heitkamp from Versailles High School and Darick Hiatt from Mississinawa Valley High School are the 2009 recipients of Darke Rural Electric’s $1,000 first-place college scholarships. The two seniors will compete in the Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives Scholarship Contest.

They were selected by a panel of three judges in interviews that were held at the cooperative office on April 6. Students were judged on their academic performance, school and community activities, personal interview, as well as their cooperative knowledge.

Darke REC scholarships are awarded to the first-, second- and third-place girl and boy. The winners are as follows:

First-place winners in each division qualify to participate in the OREC contest.

Melinda Heitkamp of Versailles High School and Darick Hiatt of Mississinawa Valley High School each won first place in the 2009 Darke REC Scholarship contest in April.		Renee Schmitmeyer of Ansonia High School and Mark Stonecash of National Trail High School each won second place in the 2008 Darke REC Scholarship contest.		Chelsea Klenke of Fort Recovery High School and Luke Keiser of Versailles High School each won third place in the 2008 Darke REC Scholarship contest.

For more details on each student, click here to access June 2008's Country Living Magazine