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2020 APGA Scholarship Recipients

Grayson Edwards, Lindsay Brackin,
daughter of Jason and daughter of Christopher
Alison Edwards of and Linda Brackin of
Greenville, Alabama, Florence, Alabama,
graduated in 2019 graduated this year
from Georgiana from Mars Hill Bible
School with a 4 0 GPA School in Florence with
and Valedictorian of a 3 96 GPA She will
her class She started attend the University of
her college career Alabama at Huntsville
at Mississippi State this fall where she will
University where she is major in elementary
majoring in Psychology education
While in high school, Grayson earned While in high school, Lindsay was the re-
consecutive A Honor Roll certificates, was GS cipient of the Superlative Award (top ten of class
Marching Band Best Section Leader, GS Concert all four years) and a member of the National
Band MVP, National Honor Society Vice President, Honor Society Her senior year, Lindsay was in the
Junior Class Homecoming Maid, and 2019 Butler Homecoming Court as well as student council
County Distinguished Young Woman Grayson vice-president and served on her church leader-
participated in the GS Marching Band and Con- hip committee If that wasn’t enough during her
cert Band, School Color Guard, Mu Alpha Theta, senior year, she also was a cheerleaer, did cross
Math Team, Interior Design Club, and Student country, was in chorus, played soccer, and a
Government At MSU, Grayson was selected for member of the Sr Beta club and Jr Civitan club
an Undergraduate Research Assistant in the MSU One of Lindsay’s teachers said, “I have
Sleep, Suicide and Aging lab known Lindsay throughout her high school ca-
One of Grayson’s professors said, “It is rare reer, during which she has built an admirable re-
for any student, let alone a freshman, to display sume by her outstanding academic, social, and
the qualities that Grayson has, and we should extracurricular achievements ” Another treacher
mention that it is very rare for us to recruit fresh- stated, “Lindsay has always been a wonderful
man students to work in our lab Grayson has ex- person with a magnetic personality and smile
ceeded our expectations for a research assistant She is an outstanding young lady with high ex-
and has performed better than senior students in pectations for herself and her future ”
our lab ” Lindsay says she wants to earn an ele-
Grayson said that her desire is to earn a mentary teaching degree with a certification in
Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology then special education She stated, “I have always
gain acceptance into the graduate program for loved working with children, and I know that it’s
Clinical Psychology that will give her access to what I am destined to do ” Lindsay very much
earning a PhD in Clinical Psychology Being a trip- wanted to go to the University of Alabama in
let, she understands the financial costs associat- Huntsville so she knew it would take a lot of effort
ed with sending all three to college at one time on her part to secure scholarships which will off-
Therefore, she is determined to take responsibility set a lot of expenses for her and her parents.■
for her goals and seek all available resources to
help with her college expenses.■

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