ASAP scholars announced

Three $1,000 scholarships have been awarded to local students by the Fulton-Hickman Counties ASAP Council. Each student wrote an essay on the topic of substance misuse and its impact on family, community, and individuals.

The Fulton Independent recipient is Eimy Martinez. She joined FHS in 2019 after moving from Guanajuato, Mexico to Kentucky. She joined the BADD (Bulldogs Against Destructive Decisions) Club, actively working to reduce substance use among peers. In her scholarship essay, Eimy says “ . . . . you cannot help someone who does not want to be helped. They need to realize they are wrong – that they really need help for them, for no one else.”

Martinez, the daughter of Alberto and Leticia Martinez, will attend the University of Tennessee at Martin. She has not chosen a major yet.

The Fulton County recipient is Hailee Edgin. In her essay, she writes of her aunt and uncle, Brey and Chase Jones, “I had done everything myself for so long that I didn’t even realize that I needed what they gave me until I got it.”

Edgin was in the FCHS Top Ten all four years of high school. She is in FCA, Beta Club, HOSA, academic team, and played volleyball.

Edgin will attend Murray State University. She plans to pursue a degree in medicine.

The Hickman County recipient is Alexis Bartolo. She played basketball and volleyball and was a member of FFA, FCA, and HOSA. She shared in her essay “I plan to use the things I went through to make a good life for myself and my future kids and to never get involved in any sort of drugs.”

Bartolo is the granddaughter of LaVonne Helfer. She will attend Murray State University and pursue a degree in exercise science with the goal of becoming a physical therapist.

ASAP Council chair Vickie Batts, coordinator of KAPS FRYSC for the Hickman County School District, said the council is proud of the three recipients and looks forward to seeing their success at college.