School news

UALR

Alexis McCartney of Ozark, a student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been named a semifinalist in the 2017-18 Collegiate ECHO Marketing Challenge.

McCartney was part of a three-person team which was honored as a semifinalist for proposing an omni-channel marketing plan that promoted Fossil’s Smart Q watches among consumers aged 18 to 35. Gary Geissler, professor of marketing at UA Little Rock, advised the team.

The Collegiate ECHO Marketing Challenge is hosted by Marketing EDGE, a national education nonprofit committed to fostering skill-ready, responsive and responsible marketers of the future.

Westminster College

Axel Izaguirre-Garcia, a senior from Gravette, was named a student ambassador at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. Mason Evers of Bentonville was chosen as president.

Student ambassadors complete close to 400 hours of work by hosting, attending and supporting events. They serve as greeters and assist the institutional advancement team at receptions and alumni events and lead special campus events. Selection for ambassadors includes attending a mixer, an application packet and two rounds of interviews.

Bentonville High School

Holly Howard, a Bentonville High School teacher, was chosen to participate in the 2018 National Gallery of Art Teacher Institute on storytelling and the visual arts held last month in Washington, D.C.

Educators explored the connection between storytelling and learning and how to integrate the two in the classroom. Each teacher told his own story through the process of making a short film.

Southern Arkansas

Emily Parker of Harrison, a student at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, received a leadership award from the school at the end of the 2017-18 school year.

Farm Bureau

Washington County Farm Bureau awarded 15 $1,000 college scholarships to incoming freshmen at its July 26 board meeting. Students included Katherine McConnell of Prairie Grove, Baylie Lanier of Prairie Grove, Laney Roebke of West Fork, Hollie Webb of Lincoln, Elizabeth Berner, Sagely Burnett, Sierra Burnett, Paul Cole, Sara Cunningham, Katie Gardner, Sara Gardner, Alex Henry, Jordan Horn, Billy Zeke Laird and Abby Simco.