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West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) is thrilled to share some exciting news from our cooperative. This year, through our dedicated scholarship program, we awarded scholarships to 13 outstanding local students. These scholarships aim to support and empower our youth as they pursue higher education and work toward building bright futures for themselves.

The recipients of this year's scholarships were selected based on their academic achievements, community involvement, and an essay about what makes cooperatives different from other types of utilities. We are immensely proud of each of these students for their hard work and dedication, and we believe they represent the bright future of our communities.

West Florida Electric's $1,000 scholarship recipients for 2024 were:

• Joseph "Kade" Hill, Altha School

• Garrett Mason Beall, Bethlehem School

• Zadie Blair, Blountstown High School

• Samuel Culbreth, Chipley High School

• Evan Mercer, Cottondale High School

• Keshawn Daniels, Graceville School

• Seth Crutchfield, Holmes County High School

• Kaycie Rich, Malone School

• Kellan Parmer, Marianna High School

• Keelan Pelham, Poplar Springs School

• Talan Woodham, Ponce De Leon High School

• Constance Bartle, Sneads High School

• Kaylee Harrison, Home School

Here's some exciting news about this year's scholarship program: the number of students applying in 2024 (just the second year of this program) jumped from 28 in 2023 to a whopping 47 this year! It is exciting to see more and more students taking advantage of this opportunity. We're all about supporting local talent, and this increase shows there is no shortage of it.

Thank you to our cooperative members and the Board of Trustees whose support makes programs like this possible. We are excited about the growth of our scholarship program and look forward to continuing to expand our support for local students in the years to come.