A whopping 22 stellar students from Canyons District’s five traditional comprehensive high schools find out tonight if they have been selected as 2017 Sterling Scholars in their respective categories. Winners in the 55th annual scholarship program sponsored by the Deseret News and KSL-TV Channel 5 will be announced during a ceremony at the LDS Conference Center’s Little Theater, 60 West North Temple. Students from Alta, Brighton, Corner Canyon, Hillcrest and Jordan high schools are in the finals in all but one of the judged categories. Last year, Canyons students walked away with several awards. Anthony Cheng, from Hillcrest High, was announced as the top mathematician and the overall general scholar. Sadie Chidester and Camden Seeborg, both from Corner Canyon, won in the Skilled and Technical Sciences and World Languages categories, respectively. Here’s a list of Canyons District’s 2017 finalists:
Business and Marketing
Elizabeth Ericksen, Corner Canyon
Computer Technology
Abigail Olsen, Hillcrest
Ryan Dalby, Brighton
Ellek Linton, Corner Canyon
Dance
Caroline Tarbet, Hillcrest
Ashley Jex, Alta
Audrey Memmott, Corner Canyon
English
Nain Christopherson, Jordan
Alexandra Carlile, Hillcrest
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Carlee Culberson, Jordan
Mathematics
Ben Hiatt, Corner Canyon
Science
Boyd Christiansen, Jordan
Michelle White, Hillcrest
Skilled & Technical Sciences Education
Mary Evans, Hillcrest
Mykell Johnson, Alta
Social Sciences
Eliza Bennett, Jordan
Speech, Theatre Arts, Forensics
Emma Smith, Alta
Visual Arts
Dexter Holmes, Jordan
Meg Warnock, Corner Canyon
Vocal Performance
Kristen Fairbourn, Alta
World Languages
Cade Kartchner, Hillcrest
Julianne Liu, Brighton