Michelle Wheeler selected as American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship recipient
(Talk of the Town photo provided) Lydia and Bradley Wheeler, above, stand with their daughter, Michelle Wheeler, who named as the recipient of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 98’s scholarship.
By Esther Smith
Michelle R. Wheeler, daughter of Bradley and Lydia Wheeler, Columbia City, accepted the scholarship from the American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 98.
Michelle is a 2009 Honors Graduate from Columbia City High School. She was on the CCHS softball team for four years and helped teaching younger girls to pitch at Morsches Park. She participated in the I.C.E. internship program, the work ethic certification program and was a freshman mentor her senior year. She would like to study sociology or veterinary medicine at Hanover College.
CCHS Earth, Integrated Sciences, & Biological Sciences instructor, Robert A. Bell recommended Michelle based on his observations of her abilities in various educational and extracurricular functions and her willingness to accept leadership roles within the high school community.
The application for the scholarship was chosen from 7 other applicants. The selection was based on Michelle’s academic accomplishments in Government and History, as well as her Leadership ability and community involvement. These accomplishments are the center of the aims and purposes of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary.
She was eligible for the scholarship due to the military service of her grandfather, Thomas Wheeler who served in the US Army during WW II.
More information about the American Legion Auxiliary programs can be found at www.legion-aux.org