Arkansas Rice program awards high school seniors $18,500 in scholarships

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Several high school students were awarded a total of $18,500 in scholarships through an Arkansas Rice program.

The Rice Reps class of 2025 finished their five-month program Sunday at Sterling Market in Little Rock, where some students received their scholarships.

Kirkley Ann Rawls of West Helena was the overall grand prize winner.

The full list of scholarship winners is below:

• Grand Prize Winner: Kirkley Ann Rawls $5,000
• 2nd Place Winner: Maggie Moore $3,000
• 3rd Place Winner: Paten Oxner $1,000
• 3rd Place Winner: Sadie Robbins $1,000
• 4th Place Winner: Kaitlyn Lutgen $500
• Program completion: William Spencer & Hunter Endres, $250
• Facebook Contest: Kirkley Ann Rawls $1,000, Sadie Robbins $500
• Twitter Contest: Kirkley Ann Rawls $1,000, William Spencer $500
• Rice Month Video Contest: Kirkley Ann Rawls $1,000, Paten Oxner $500
• Instagram Contest: Case Bass $500, Deagan Davis $250
• TikTok Contest: Paten Oxner $500, Deagan Davis $250
• Traditional Media Contest: Sadie Robbins $1,000, Maggie Moore $500

The Arkansas Rice Reps program encourages interest in rice promotion and focuses on the importance of the Arkansas rice industry.

For more on the program, visit ArkansasRice.org.