SCHOOLNEWS
Look what River Region schools and students are accomplishing.
of health care professionals in the rural parts of the state is an increasing
issue and this program was specifically founded to teach high school
students and to encourage them to return to small areas of Alabama for
practice in their professions.
Prattville Christian
Academy Student Selected
for Exclusive Nursing
Program
“Being from Moundville, Alabama, I know the importance of doctors
and other healthcare professionals in small towns with only one red light
and in most cases, only one doctor,” said Mayfield. The Rural Health
Scholars Program gives students a chance to experience college life while
living on campus and taking two college courses for credit - Chemistry
and Creative Writing. They also participate in seminars and field trips as
well as receive orientation about health careers. “It was an honor to have
been selected as one of the 2016 Rural Health Scholars”, said Mayfield.
“Despite the 2:00 a.m . study sessions and the intense courses, I was able
to further my passion for nursing and make life-long friends.”
Colby Mayfield, Prattville Christian Academy
senior, was selected to participate in the
Rural Health Scholars Program (RHSP)
this summer. Mayfield, chosen in part for
his academic achievement, was one of only
25 rising high school seniors to have been
selected to attend the five-week program on
the University of Alabama’s campus. The lack
L16 |
Winter 2016
ACA Student Excels
Outside the Classroom
ACA student Sam Andress is not only an
ACA athlete, but an athlete in equestrian
sport. He is a world record holder as the
youngest Men’s Level 4 in the history
of the sport, state record holder as
youngest Men’s Level 5 in Alabama, and
holds multiple Champion State Cowboy
titles.
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