The Eleanor A. Ernest Scholarship is awarded each year to a valedictorian, salutatorian or student with the highest grade point average of a smaller Jackson County high school (148 students or less in graduating senior class). The award recognizes exceptional high school achievement in academics, citizenship and extracurricular activity.

Eleanor A. Ernest Scholarship - up to $1,000 

• Resident of Jackson County, Michigan 

• Valedictorian, salutatorian or student with highest GPA from a smaller Jackson County high school (148 students or fewer in graduating senior class). For this year this excludes students from Jackson High School, Northwest High School and Western High School 

• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above 

• Participation in school activities and/or sports 

• Good citizenship, leadership and outside activities including work experience 

• Category: Valedictorian/Salutatorion