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WV Announces Underwood-Smith Scholars

August 7th, 2024 by WCBC Radio

Twenty-four high school graduates have been selected as West Virginia’s fifth cohort of underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars. Included are Jada Sanders and Jack Stanislawczyk from Keyser High School and Emma Cremann from Moorefield High School.  Students will receive $10,000 a year for four years toward their college education in exchange for teaching in West Virginia for five years after graduation. The program is designed to address teacher shortages in math, science, special education, and elementary education.