EnergyUnited will send one middle-school aged boy and one middle-school aged girl to basketball camp this summer on full scholarships.
Applications for scholarships to the Touchstone Energy Roy Williams Basketball Camp at UNC-Chapel Hill for male students and to the Kellie Harper Basketball Camp at N.C. State University for female students must be submitted or postmarked no later than March 31.
Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible and will be judged based on their academic achievements, extracurricular activities, an essay that must accompany the application and a short-answer extra credit question. Winners will be announced no later than May 1.
Winners of the Kellie Harper Scholarship will attend the overnight camp in Raleigh July 3-6, and winners of the Roy Williams Scholarship will attend the overnight camp in Chapel Hill June 18-22. Campers must have permission from a parent or guardian to attend the camp and must provide their own transportation to and from the camp.
Interested rising sixth-, seventh- or eighth-grade students interested in the scholarship can contact Leon Pridgen at 800-822-0197, ext, 3045 or by e-mail at leon.pridgen@energyunited.com. Students may receive more information or download an application at www.ncelectriccooperatives.com.