Graduating senior Shelton Batts was selected to attend the Nucor Technical Academy in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with a scholarship package totaling roughly $150,000! The Technical Academy is a 3 year schooling and training program hosted by Nucor Tuscaloosa and Shelton State Community College. Each class is made up of around 20-30 people selected from divisions around the country.

Shelton will attend Shelton State and work at the mill as par t of his training for a combination of 40 hours per week. After completing the 3 year program, Shelton will have earned an Associates of Applied Science Degree in Electrical Technology and a guaranteed job with the Nucor electrical maintenance team.

At this year's Middle & Upper School Awards Ceremony, we announced the 2019 Earl U. Capps, Jr. Scholarship winner as Matty Grace Gilliam (11th grade).

The Earl U. Capps, Jr. Scholarship is endowed through the North Carolina Community Foundation and in the past, has been given to a graduating Ridegecroft senior to offset college expenses. Starting this year, the Capps scholarship now awards $1,000 to one returning Ridgecroft upper school student to be applied to next year's tuition.

The scho larship recognizes students of high moral character, strong academic skills, someone who has a commitment to Ridgecroft through leadership, athletics or other special projects and someone who has spirit for giving back to the community. Nominations were collected from faculty and staff and reviewed by the academic standards committee.

A bigail Woodard, a rising 4th grader at Ridgecroft and gymnast for Triple T Sports Center of Suffolk, Virginia, recently competed in the Virginia State Championship gymnastics meet. She is trained by coaches Daesha Collins and Ashley Bodnar. Abigail competed in the X-cel bronze level and medaled in each event: 3rd/bronze on floor with a score of 9.300, 2nd/silver on beam with a 9.600, 1st/gold on bars with a 9.850, and 1st/gold on vault with a 9.600.

She placed 1st/gold All Around for the state of Virginia with an overall score of 38.350. Abby and her family extend a big thank you to all her classmates, teachers, and the rest of her Ridgecroft family who cheered her on through this season!