Contact: Annette Barnette
Public Relations & Marketing Director
Glenville State College
Glenville, West Virginia
(304) 462-4115

Glenville, WV – Glenville State College President Dr. Peter Barr has announced the

names of the Hidden Promise Scholars for Gilmer County. Barr and his wife, Betsy, visited the Gilmer County Board of Education meeting on March 25th to promote the college’s program. After introducing the participants to board members, the Barrs also hosted a reception for the students who have been selected to participate in the program. The students and their families learned more about the program from Dr. Barr and participated in a question and answer session. The students also received their GSC ID cards and t-shirts.

Gilmer County High School students who have been selected as GSC Hidden Promise

Scholars are: seniors Amanda Ellyson, Chelsea Gragg, Jessica Gross, Amber Lane, Lee Papouschek, and Sara Wise; juniors Autumn Bloom, Devin Cottrill, Rafail Estreela, Tiffany Hulse, and Brandon Nelson; sophomores Brittany Blake, Samantha Boling, Erica King, Herman Li, and Robert Rogers; freshmen Amethyst ‘Amy’ Ash, Matthew Cottrill, Monica Frymier, Kelsey Parker, and William ‘Chase’ Sampson; and eighth graders Landon Gumm, Maggie Lilly, Erica Nicholas, Robert ‘Cody’ Pritt, and Jerry Stalnaker.

The Hidden Promise Scholars Program is the result of an agreement between thirteen

central West Virginia counties and Glenville State College. It’s aimed at improving communications between higher education and K-12, increasing ACT scores, and increasing the number of college graduates in the area. Each county school system selects five students in each of grades eight through twelve to participate in the program. GSC will provide academic support including summer camps, electronic tutoring, and mentors to work with the Hidden Promise Scholars. Barr tells the students, “Our goal is to give each of you the tools and opportunities we can to help you become successful college students.”

There are currently thirteen Hidden Promise Scholars attending Glenville State College

including GSC freshman Alicia Rose of Gilmer County. About seventy-five high school seniors from the participating counties will be eligible to receive $1,000 Hidden Promise Scholar scholarships if they enroll at GSC in the fall. The scholarships can be renewable for each of the four years the students are at the school. For more information on the program, call (304) 462-4110.