Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 135, Number 51, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 22 December 2016 — Page 10

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lies and the economic future of our county." ELIGIBILITY PROCESS Each of the eligible high schools in Elkhart County selects one nominee evaluated on the basis of academic performance (including grade? and course load), extra-curricular and civic involvement, work experience, career goals, unusual circumstances, interview and an essay. "After the Community Foundation scholarship committee received the nominee applications, names were removed from the application and the applications were scored (excluding the essays) by the Community Foundation Scholarship Committee and staff," Amanda Jamison, Community Foundation Program Officer, explains. "The 'blind' essays were then scored by Goshen College professors, the scores tallied and the field narrowed to the top five nominees. The finalists' names were submitted to the Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc. (IC3) for final review and selection of the final three recipients." IQ is a nonprofit corporation that represents 31 regionally accredited degree granting, nonprofit, private colleges and universities in the state. ABOUT LUIY The Lilly Endowment Community

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Scholarships are the result of a statewide Lilly Endowment initiative to help Hoosier students reads higher levels of education. Indiana ranks among the lowest states in the percentage of residents over the age of 25 with a Bachelor's degree. The program, now in its 20th year, has awarded 79 LECS to students in Elkhart County and 4,340 state-wide, thus far providing more thah $352 million dollars in tuition scholarships since inception. ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Community Foundation of Elkhart County partners with donors to leverage their philanthropy in ways hat transform lives. Since 1989, tne Community Foundation has connected the generosity of donors with community needs by providing scholarship opportunities to local students and making grants to nonprofit organizations working to improve Elkhart County. It's with strength and hope the Community Foundation seeds the local landscape, supporting plans, programs, and ideas that potentially stand the test of time. The Community Foundation strives to be a local entity known for inspiring good and impacting success. For more scholarship opportunities through the Community Foundation, visitwww. Inspiring Good .org or call 574-295-8761.

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chipped in with 15 points, the only other Pantner in double figures. Pawlak, who came into the contest averaging 16 points per game, managed just eight to pace the Jimmies. The varsity Panthers (5-0) will travel to Marion High School on Dec. 22 to take part in the Marion Shootout, where they will battle defending Qass A state champion Liberty Christian in the opening contest at 11 a.m., the first of six games to be played in the home of the defending 3A state champion Giants. • NORTHWOOD 65, JIMTOWN 24 At Jimtown North Wood: 19 34 57 65 Jimtown: 4 819 24 NORTHWOOD (65): Kaden Gongwer 0 04) 0, Luke Zurcher 60-015, Vinny Miranda 9 3-4 26, Brad Delio 2004, DeAndre Smart 2 OO 4; Caleb Glick 2 1-1 5, Matt Dutkowski 0 OO 0, Jared Hoffman 0 00 0, Jordan BeMiller 0 00 0, Caleb Lung 3 1-2 7, Terrell Pratcher 1 00 2, Trey Bilinski 0 2-2 2, Luke Holland 0 00 0, Nick Bean 0 OO 0; Totals: 25 7-9 65 JIMTOWN (24): Caden Beck 000 0, Collin Lemley 200 5, Austin Pearison 0 00 0, Michael Maxwell-Williams 1 00 2, Sevon Gillespie 1 OO 2, Nic Fann 0 00 0, Preton Phillips 1 OO 2, Clay Campbell I 0-0 3, Dalton Whitman 1 OO 2, Sam Pawlak 400 8, Trae Brubaker 00l 0; Totals: 11 03 24 3-pointers: NotthWood 8 (Miranda 5, Zurcher 3); Jimtown 2 (Lemley, Campbell) JV ROUNDUP The North Wood JV team bounced back

from a bad loss at Fairfield, pummeling Jimtown 54-21, then riding an 18-4 third quarter to a 49-35 win at Plymouth. After taking a 12-7 lead after one quarter against the Jimmies, Kaden Gongwer entered the game for the Panthers and exploded for 11 points in the quarter to give North Wood a 27-13 halftime lead. Terrell Pratcher then scored six points in the third quarter as the Panthers outscored the Jimmies 27-8 in the second half to pull away for the win. Gongwer was the nigh-point man for North Wood with 14, while Pratcher and Matt Dutkowski added eight apiece for the winners. Against Plymouth, after a sluggish first half left them trailing by four, Luke Holland, DeAndre Smart, and Pratcher combined for all 18 of North Wood's points while holding the Pilgrims to just two baskets. Holland continued his onslaught with seven more points in the final stanza on the way to a sea-son-high 16 to lead the Panthers. Smart finished with eight points and Pratcher seven. Payton Skirvin led the Pilgrims with 12 points. The JV team is 4-1 on the season and is idle until their holiday tournament on Dece 29-30.