Bulldog pride ran rampant amongst the attendees this afternoon as five Seniors signed individual letters of intent to extend their Waldron High School sports careers into the collegiate level.
This momentous event was the largest athletic sports class in recent years highlighting not only the athletic class itself, but the varying endeavors of the graduates in both sport and classroom.
Kylie Broomfield will be attending Southern Arkansas University majoring in Agricultural Business and a minor in Animal Science. She has been awarded the FFA License Plate Foundation Scholarship from the State of Arkansas, and an academic scholarship from SAU.
Broomfield will participate in barrel racing and breakaway roping as a member of the SAU Rodeo Team.
Grace Potter will be attending Arkansas Tech University majoring in Agricultural Business and a minor in Animal Science. She has been awarded an annual Academic Scholarship from Arkansas Tech University, and also qualified for the Arkansas Challenge Scholarship.
Potter will be competing on the Arkansas Tech Rodeo Team.
Arkansas tech is one of three competing schools in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association in the state of Arkansas. They compete against schools in the Ozark region which ranges from Minnesota to the Gulf Coast.
Blake Allen will be attending the University of Arkansas Fort Smith under a cheerleading scholarship.
Allen will have the opportunity to not only cheer at UAFS Volleyball and Basketball games, but compete for a national title as well.
Jackson Boles will be attending the University of Arkansas at Monticello under a cheerleading scholarship.
Boles will have the opportunity to cheer at UAM for both game day and competition, and will compete with at the NCA Nationals in Daytona Beach next Spring.
Montana Wesley will be continuing his educational and track career at UA Rich
Mountain where he will gain his Associates of Arts degree, then transfer to a University to obtain his doctorate in Psychology.
The Bucks are about to begin their sixth season in cross country and our third season of track. They are looking forward to Montana continuing to grow academically and athletically on their team.
Photos courtesy of Sandy Tull
