All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Woman’s Club of Elkins supports D&E’s W.Va. Highlands Scholarship

womans club donation

Davis & Elkins College President Chris A. Wood recently accepted a $1,500 check from GFWC Woman’s Club of Elkins President Donna Jones to support the W.Va. Highlands Scholarship. The funds represent partial proceeds from the annual Woman’s Club Arts & Crafts Show in Martin Field House Memorial Gymnasium during the Mountain State Forest Festival. The gift was made in appreciation of the Woman’s Club’s ongoing relationship with the college.

The W.Va. Highlands Scholarship is a distinctive offering that provides a significant tuition discount to West Virginia students attending public or private schools, as well as those who are homeschooled.

For information on qualifications, visit www.dewv.edu/future-students/afford/scholarships/highlands-scholar-program. The program is funded by generous gifts from individuals, organizations and businesses.

For information on supporting the WV Highlands Scholarship, call D&E Director of Development Karen Wilmoth at 304-637-1374.

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