Picture Courtesy of Holt County Independent
Atkinson, Neb. – West Holt Medical Services Foundation announced Christa Wentworth and McKenna Young have been selected as its $500 fall 2017 scholarship recipients.
Wentworth, a 2016 graduate of West Holt High School is currently in progress to a degree in human biology at Chadron State College. She plans to attend the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha after graduating in 2020. She will pursue a doctorate in physical therapy. The Rural Health Opportunity Program (RHOP) is helping Wentworth’s plans of returning to rural Nebraska where she will practice as a physical therapist.
“In small town Nebraska patients are treated like family and I look forward to being a part of healthcare in this setting,” she said.
Young, a 2015 graduate of West Holt High School, has completed her pre-nursing classes at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She is pursuing a bachelor of science degree in nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Kearney.
“When I walk across the stage a year and a half from now to receive my diploma and achieve my goal of becoming an RN, I would be thrilled to say I am returning to a small town community like Atkinson,” she said.
The next deadline for the scholarship application submission is April 15. For more information about West Holt Medical Services Foundation scholarships visit www.westholtmed.org or call 402-925-1956.
