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SCHOLARSHIPS Darlene Heil and Christine Fitzgerald present the SIEA Scholarships. earned a 3.615 GPA. She also works as a "first responder," where she's gaining valuable experience helping people in need. She spends her free time volunteering and fundraising for the Glendo EMTs. Each recipient received $700 from SIEA. If your local gives scholarships to graduating seniors in your community, we need to know!! Contact WEA Communications Director Coleen Haines at chaines@nea.org with details on any community-related activities in which your local participates. Congratulations to Abigail Lott from Cheyenne's East High School and Tayler Wilson from Cheyenne's Central High School for receiving scholarships from SIEA, the paraprofessional local in Cheyenne. Sponsored By The Wyoming Highway Patrol y s SIEA AWARDS Abigail and Tayler are both attending Laramie County Community College (LCCC) for their freshman year, and both are majoring in physical therapy. Abigail kept herself busy in high school with sports, dancing on East's "Thunderstruck" dance team, and was an active member in Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA), while continuing to keep her GPA at 3.063. Abigail understands financial responsibility and keeps a strong work ethic by working parttime at Sanford's Restaurant in Cheyenne. Tayler was involved in Central's speech and debate teams and BACK TO SCHOOL 2013 BTS 2013.indd 13 | wyoea.org 13 9/17/13 6:48 PM