TEC, a leading rural broadband provider, is proud to announce Emma Harper as the recipient of the prestigious D.L. Fail Memorial Scholarship. This annual scholarship is awarded to two outstanding high school senior each year.
Emma is a senior at Stringer High School and an outstanding student leader who has been actively involved in numerous extracurriculars, including Student Council President (4 years), Senior Beta Club, HOSA, Diamond Girls, Stringer Junior Chamber of Commerce, Bay Springs Mayor’s Youth Council, Jasper County 4-H, and the Mississippi Junior Cattlemen’s Association.
Emma has earned Subject Area Awards in Algebra II, AP Calculus, Dual Credit College Algebra, English I, Grade Results Marketing, Health Science Core, Resource Management, and Lifelong Learning, and she has been recognized as a Superintendent’s List Student. Her additional honors and awards include induction into the Stringer Attendance Center Hall of Fame, two-time HOSA District Winner, MHSAA Scholar Athlete, HOBY Leadership Ambassador, Rural Medical & Science Scholar, and acceptance into the Mississippi State University Shackouls Honors College.
Emma plans to attend Mississippi State University to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Animal and Dairy Science. Following her undergraduate studies, she intends to apply to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program at Mississippi State University, with the ultimate goal of becoming a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine specializing in large animal medicine.
Read Emma’s essay below.
