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Oolitic Kiwanis Announces Scholarship Winners

 June 1, 2020

(OOLITIC) – The Oolitic Kiwanis Club recognized two 2020 graduating seniors who were the recipients of their local scholarship.

Jackson Gore is the son of John and Kirsten Gore and resides in Lawrence County.

Jackson Gore (left) with parents Kristen (middle) and John Gore. Jackson is one of the recipients of a scholarship from the Oolitic Kiwanis.

Jackson plans on studying computer science at Ivy Tech this fall.

Olivia Leach is the daughter of Rick and Laura Leach and resides in Oolitic.

From left to right: Elijah, Laura, Olivia, and Rick Leach. Olivia is the recipient of this year’s scholarship from Oolitic Kiwanis.

Olivia plans to major in psychology at Harding University this fall and plans to attend mortuary school in the future.

Congratulations to both of them for being selected for this local scholarship!

“While we couldn’t hold our traditional scholarship event this year, we didn’t want to miss the opportunity to recognize these students for their hard work and accomplishments,” said Glenn Gross, President of Oolitic Kiwanis.

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