Hall, Jones win regional Bryant-Jordan Awards

Published 4:38 pm Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Brantley High School senior Kelsey Hall and Luverne High School senior Mallory Jones have been selected as regional winners of the Bryant-Jordan Scholar Athlete Award.

A total of 48 seniors, eight each in each of the six Alabama High School Athletic Association’s current six classifications, were selected as Scholar-Athlete Award winners. Forty-eight more were chosen as Student-Achievement Award winners.

Each student selected was nominated by their respective high schools. A committee of school principals chose the area winners and a committee of school administrators in each region then selected the regional winners. The overall and class winners will be selected by a statewide committee comprised of school administrators and state business leaders.

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All 96 will be recognized at the 2014 Bryant-Jordan Banquet April 14 at the Birmingham Sheraton Hotel Ballroom.

Each regional winner will receive a $2,500 scholarship. Class winners will receive an additional $3,000 scholarship.

The overall Larry D.Striplin, Jr. Scholar-Athlete Award and the overall Ken and Betty Joy Blankenship Achievement Award state winners will receive an additional $3,000 each.

Regional winners are also eligible to receive several other scholarships that will be awarded by 14 Alabama four-year colleges and 14 Alabama community colleges participating in program.

Hall is the daughter of Tabitha Hall and Timmy Hall.

Jones is the daughter of Billy Jones and Cindy Jones.