CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Twenty-six high school seniors who graduated this year have been selected as West Virginia’s seventh cohort of Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars. These students will receive up to $10,000 per year — or $40,000 total — for their college education as they prepare to pursue rewarding careers as West Virginia teachers.
The Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars Program is a competitive scholarship for high school seniors and recent high school graduates with a passion for teaching and a history of high academic achievement, community service, and active involvement in extracurricular activities while in high school.
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