ClearWater awards scholarship to Swainsboro High senior

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Kelly among 14 scholarship winners in Southeast
ClearWater Solutions, which manages the public works, water and wastewater systems for numerous communities in the Southeast, recently announced that Tyler Kelly of Swainsboro High School was chosen as a winner of a ClearWater scholarship for 2021. Kelly is one of 14 well-deserving graduating seniors at high schools in areas served by ClearWater who were awarded the $1,000 scholarships.
ClearWater Regional Manager Tim Mitchell awarded the scholarship to Kelly. “We are extremely proud of Tyler. His accomplishments in the classroom and his involvement in school activities show he’s well-deserving,” Mitchell said. “We are happy that we are able to continue to recognize talented young people like him, and hope this scholarship encourages other students at Swainsboro High to excel as well.”
ClearWater President Rick Ailiff noted that ClearWater increased the number of scholarships it awarded from two in 2019, to 10 last year and to 14 this year. Two of the 14 scholarships were awarded to dependents of ClearWater employees.
“We believe assisting students in obtaining a college education is a great investment in the communities we serve,” Ailiff said. “A community does well when its young people do well, and a college education, for many young people, is the key that unlocks the door to opportunities and success.”
Those opportunities include higher potential earning power. A study last year, for example, found that a student with an associate degree from a two-year community college can expect to earn about $7,300 more a year than peers with only a high school diploma. A four-year college degree adds, on average, another $18,000 a year in earning. Unemployment rates are also substantially lower for those with some college education.
In addition to Kelly, other ClearWater 2021 scholarship winners are:
• Billingsley High School, Billingsley, Ala. – Alana “Laney” Acreman
• Choctaw County High School, Butler Ala. – Samaya Williams
• Greensboro High School, Greensboro, Ala. – Isis Marzette
• Lanett High School, Lanett, Ala. – Travaunta Abner

• Selma High School, Selma, Ala. -- Taylor White (daughter of ClearWater employee)
• Evans High School, Evans, Ga. – Austin Cox (son of ClearWater employee)
• Groves High School, Garden City, Ga. – Ash’ana Burns
• Marion County High School, Buena Vista, Ga. – Noelia Morales
• Gautier High School, Gautier, Miss. – Justin Thomas
• Horn Lake High School, Horn Lake, Miss. – Kaitlyn Young
• Moss Point High School, Moss Point, Miss. – Jalynn Scott
• Belton-Honea Path High School, Honea Path, S.C. – Carter Gaines
• Pendleton High School, Pendleton, S.C. – Addie Buchanan
Winning students can use their scholarships in any college or technical school in pursuit of the degree of their choice. High school academic performance, community involvement and financial need were considered in choosing the winners.
ClearWater Solutions is a leading provider of water and wastewater treatment services to governments, municipalities, private individuals and water boards in the Southeastern United States. For more information about the company, please visit www.clearwatersol.com or on Facebook.