Pre-teen Nevadans compete for scholarships

Thursday, Sept. 19, 1996 | 11:59 a.m.

The prizes included $5,000 in educational bonds and an opportunity to qualify for competition in the 1997 Pre-Teen America National Competition in Knoxville, Tenn.

The participants were evaluated in seven divisions: academic achievement, volunteer service to church and community, school honors and activities, development of personal skills and abilities, general knowledge, communicative ability and onstage expressiveness and overall pre-teen image.

The following are local winners:

Senior Division Winner: Dedree Peplowski, 12, Boulder City.

Junior Division Winner: Darbi Gardner, 9, North Las Vegas.

First Runner-Up: Rachel Davis, 9, Las Vegas.

Fourth Runner-Up: Malory Holden, 10, Las Vegas.

For more information on the Nevada Scholarship Program, call (601) 925-4058.

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