Westar Energy recently awarded the 2016 Westar Energy/Haines
–Weber Scholarships and four were awarded to Topeka Public Schools’ students. The
students each received a Community Scholarship, which provides a $2,000 scholarship,
renewable for four years, for a total of $8,000. The students will also receive
campus mentoring support and will be honored at a recognition dinner.
Trey Austin, Topeka West High School, will be attending
Kansas State University and plans to study computer science.
Eric Hoyt, Topeka West High School, plans to study nuclear
engineering at Kansas State University.
Jirani Smith, Topeka High School, will attend Washburn
University and plans to pursue a degree in actuarial sciences.
Skylan Wagner, Topeka West High School, will attend Kansas
State University and hopes to study computer science.
Congratulations, Trey, Eric, Jirani and Skylan—have fun and
study hard!
