Published In Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 issue
FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has announced the names of the 23 students who earned scholarships through the 2017 AOPA “You Can Fly High School Flight Training Scholarship Program.” The $115,000 scholarship program, which is made possible by donations to the AOPA Foundation, is part of the AOPA High School Aviation Initiative that works to create and support high school aviation science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs, and helps to further career opportunities for the next generation of aviation and aerospace professionals. Among those students receiving scholarships are Sinan Abdulhak and Luke Harry of Michigan; Vernecelyn Allen and William Boles of Tennessee; Emily Parrish of Ohio; Shelby Schulz of Missouri; and John Sitter of Wisconsin.