Of the 80 applications sent out in 2015, 45 were sent back. Then, of the 45, a scholarship committee, including Dave Lindstrom, Larry Marshall and pastor Phil Hopkins, narrowed the pool down to five students for interviews.
From that point, the committee selected Astrid Reynoso Zaragoza from Northwest High School as the 2015 winner.
"It’s awesome,” Zaragoza said. “It was really nice. It’s a great experience, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Zaragoza is currently enrolled in Northwest Missouri State University and plans to major in biochemistry.
Her favorite hobby is running.
"I like to run,” she said.