Kristen Waston, a Central Plains High School student, signs for cheer with Salina’s Kansas Wesleyan University, which she plans to attend in the fall while pursuing a degree in biomedical chemistry. In November 2019, she competed in a STEM scholarship competition and had been chosen as a recipient of the 2020 Vanier Family Scholarship, which is a renewable, $20,000 annual scholarship to the university. COURTESY PHOTO