The Johnson County STOP Underage Drinking Project announces its 2009 Scholarship Recipients:

•  Chelsea Didde, Saint Thomas Aquinas High School

•  Alexandria Robinette, Mill Valley High School

•  John Coler, Shawnee Mission South High School

•  Margaret Swagerty, Shawnee Mission North High School

        The STOP Scholarship Program is now in its 5th year of existence as a strategy to award the youth of Johson County for exemplary service to the communtiy in alcohol and drug prevention, as well as their passion to act as a drug-free role model for their peers.

        The Scholarship Program has now awarded a total of 34 individuals from Johnson County with a $1,000 college scholarship to be used at the institution of their choice.

        The recipients have earned these awards through a rigorous application process that includes: a personal biography; answers to questions pertaining to their substance abuse prevention efforts and methods of confronting pressure to use alcohol and/or drugs; activities, volunteer involvement, and awards they have been associated with; letters of recommendation from school, community and parents; and high school transcripts.

        STOP believes that by contributing to this Scholarship Program, the individual recipients will use this award to further their education, and ultimately make a positive impact on the community in the future.

2010 STOP Scholarship Application (pdf)