Wilson honored
The National Society of High School Scholars, NSHSS, announced Pea Ridge High School student Cheyanne Wilson, of Pea Ridge, has been selected to become a member of the esteemed organization. The society recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship and community commitment. The announcement was made by NSHSS founder and chairman Claes Nobel, a senior member of the family that established the Nobel Prizes.
Cribbs studies abroad
Kimberly Cribbs, a Pea Ridge High School graduate, was one of eight students from the University of Arkansas student group, Arkansas Engineers Abroad, working toward a brighter future for the town of More Tomorrow in Belize, where villagers are sickened by too much water – and sometimes, not enough. Six of the students are members of the U of A Honors College, traveled to More Tomorrow in early January to continue work on a project they began three years ago.
Kimberly Cribbs of Pea Ridge, a 2011 graduate of Pea Ridge High School, was involved in this study abroad project. She is the daughter of Patrick and Roseangela Cribbs, of Pea Ridge.
The students are already well along on an effort to provide a reliable source of clean water for More Tomorrow: they have built the foundation, installed piping and drilled a deep-aquifer well. They have also contracted for the design and construction of a water tower that will sit on top of the well, to be completed this spring. Once the water tower is complete, the people of More Tomorrow will be able to draw clean drinking water from a spigot attached to the tank and from another spigot at the local elementary school, thanks to piping installed on an earlier trip.The students have raised $19,000 towards the $23,000 cost to build the water tower. They recently submitted a new proposal to the Clinton Global Initiative University, which has provided $2,860 in funding thus far, and hope to secure other grants and donations to complete the water tower. The College of Engineering and the students' respective departments provided funding to support travel to and from Belize.
Community on 03/19/2014