Northern Panhandle CTE Students Receive Scholarship to Further Professional Training and Academic Study
Charleston, W.Va. - The West Virginia Department of Education has named 30 career technical education (CTE) students as recipients of the 2026 Albert Yanni Scholarship from among 89 applicants. This $2,000 scholarship is awarded to high school seniors pursuing professional certification in their chosen field. The Albert Yanni Scholarship provides students access to advanced education and training opportunities that can strengthen their content knowledge of their chosen career path, further equipping them to be successful after graduating from high school. "Students who receive the Albert Yanni Scholarship consistently demonstrate dependability, attention to detail and dedication to professional development throughout their academic training," said State Superintendent of Schools Michele L. Blatt. "On behalf of the West Virginia Board of Education and the West Virginia Department of Education, I commend these students for their hard work and look forward to celebrating their future success." The recipients are as follows: NameSchoolCountyHunter TownsendPhilip Barbour High SchoolBarbour CountyKeandra CochranHedgesville High SchoolBerkeley CountyTyler RearickMusselman High SchoolBerkeley CountyHeidi AsburyBoone Career and Technical CenterBoone CountyWhitney HaleBoone Career and Technical CenterBoone CountyChristopher CapronBraxton County High SchoolBraxton CountyKendall KeyBraxton County High SchoolBraxton CountyKendra BoydBrooke High SchoolBrooke CountyAiden Caen ProvenzanoBrooke High SchoolBrooke CountyMadison RichmondOak Hill High SchoolFayette CountyKourtney AlexanderSouth Branch Career and Technical CenterGrant CountyNathaniel VincentGreenbrier East High SchoolGreenbrier CountyMacy HartungOak Glen High SchoolHancock CountyElizabeth WilliamsMoorefield High SchoolHardy CountyPayton JanssenBridgeport High SchoolHarrison CountyLevi Colton KnoppRipley High SchoolJackson CountyIssac SlaterCapital High SchoolKanawha CountyJacie WisemanCarver Career CenterKanawha CountyCayden SmithLewis County High SchoolLewis CountyJillian SpencerPrinceton Senior High SchoolMercer CountyIsabelle ConradNicholas County Career and Technical CenterNicholas CountyWilliam MedovicWheeling Park High SchoolOhio CountyAutumn MyersPreston High SchoolPreston CountyAlexandria KnightPutnam Career and Technical CenterPutnam CountyAvary BraggShady Spring High SchoolRaleigh CountyLexi MitchellRoane County High SchoolRoane CountyHalle BarcusMagnolia High SchoolWetzel CountyVincent SigleyWetzel County Technical Education CenterWetzel CountyAddison HainesParkersburg High SchoolWood CountyJayden JohnsonParkersburg High SchoolWood County Read the full article
















