Eddies’ Bartz a scholar-athlete finalist

Published 9:56 am Wednesday, January 23, 2019

EAST LANSING — Edwardsburg senior Chloe Bartz is one of 120 finalists for the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Scholar-Athlete Awards for the 2018-19 school year, presented by Farm Bureau Insurance, it was announced Monday.

Chloe Bartz

The program, in its 30th year, has recognized student-athletes since the 1989-90 school year and again this winter will honor 32 individuals from MHSAA member schools who participate in at least one sport in which the Association sponsors a postseason tournament.

Farm Bureau Insurance underwrites the Scholar-Athlete Awards and will present a $1,000 scholarship to each recipient. Since the beginning of the program, 768 scholarships have been awarded.

Scholarships will be presented proportionately by school classification, with 12 scholarships to be awarded to Class A student-athletes, eight scholarships will be awarded to Class B student-athletes, six scholarships will be awarded to Class C student-athletes, and four scholarships will be awarded to Class D student-athletes.