KACo President and Madison County Judge/Executive Reagan Taylor presented the second 2021 presidential scholarship Friday, May 21, to Model Laboratory School senior Eddie Woolery.
Woolery received his KACo Presidential Scholarship during an awards assembly held at the school.
Since 2001, KACo has awarded an annual scholarship to a graduating student who is a resident of the same county as that year’s KACo president. This year, KACo is awarding two $4,000 scholarships with recipients receiving $1,000 annually up to four years.
This is the 21st year the scholarship has been presented and the first time it is going to students in Madison County. Any student in the county was eligible to apply for the presidential scholarship, including homeschool seniors and students at all four high schools.
“It's truly been an honor to serve this year as president of KACo, and one of the highlights of that service is knowing that Madison County benefits from the presidential scholarship,” said Taylor, who graduated from Model Laboratory School. “KACo's motto is 'Stronger Counties, Stronger Kentucky,' and helping today's youth reach their goals will strengthen the impact they make in their community in the years ahead."
Recipients of the KACo Presidential Scholarship must attend a Kentucky college or university, or a two-year technical college, or in-state community college.
Woolery plans to attend Western Kentucky University in the fall and will study history.
He has excelled in the classroom and in extracurricular activities throughout his time at Model Laboratory School. Woolery's activities include National Honor Society, Youth Leadership Madison County, KUNA, band, cross country and track and field. Woolery earned Eagle Scout status in 2020 and held several leadership positions during his seven years in the Boy Scouts of America.
Woolery is the son of Ellen Woolery and Eddie Woolery.
