NC Student Receives Girls On The Run Of The High Country Scholarship

According to AppState, Kendall Clark, an Avery High School graduate, has recently been named the recipient of the 2023 Girls on the Run of the High Country scholarship. From this scholarship, she will receive $1,000 toward her tuition at Appalachian State University during her first year.

Mary Sheryl Horine is the outreach director for App State’s Blue Cross NC Institute for Health and Human Services. She says that a scholarship has been offered by Girls on the Run of the High Country for the past four years.

“We love seeing how our alumni take the lessons learned during Girls on the Run and apply them to their academics and their personal lives,” Horine stated. “Reading the applications underscores what a difference these programs can make in a girl’s life and gives some insight into why the program continues to grow throughout the region.”

Clark says that signing up at Newland Elementary School for Girls on the Run as a fifth grader taught her lessons in perseverance and confidence.

“On our very first practice in fifth grade, I learned that Girls on the Run was more than just running. It was building connections with the other girls, becoming more confident in our bodies and our strengths, persevering to run harder and faster, and overall having a great time,” Clark wrote in her scholarship application.

Clark continued participating in Girls on the Run-related programming long after elementary school. She joined Heart & Sole at Avery Middle School and found out she had a niche for running in high school.

Clark wrote “I didn’t start out a great runner, and I thought that I would never get better, but I kept working to push myself, and I ended up running stronger than ever at the official 5K. I have carried this perseverance throughout the years, both when I ran Heart & Sole for middle school and joined cross country in high school.”

During her time in school, Clark was also president of Avery High Key Club and participated in Beta Club, Spanish Club, and the Environmental Club. Throughout high school, she also actively volunteered in the community, earning more than 350 volunteer hours through various organizations.

The Girls on the Run High Country scholarship is designed for a past participant in Girls on the Run programming with a GPA of 3.0 or higher who has been admitted to and planning to attend App State. To learn more about Girls on the Run of the High Country, visit https://gotr.appstate.edu.

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