Hill City High School senior Allison Henderson will be featured as part of KEVN Black Hills FOX’s Rising Star of the West scholarship contest on Monday, Feb. 16, on Black Hills FOX News at 9 p.m. Henderson qualified for the contest by submitting a short video of herself to KEVN Black Hills FOX.
Henderson is one of the semi-finalists who will be seen through March 10. Her one-minute commentary will be aired and then placed on www.blackhillsfox.com for viewers to watch and rate. One competitor from each week will them advance to the final round in May. The winner from that group will receive a $4,000 college scholarship, with a total of $7,500 in scholarship money awarded from KEVN Black Hills FOX and Granite Automotive.
The 2007 Rising Star of the West winner was Shad Christman from Lemmon High School. Kaitlyn Hemmingson from Spearfish High School was the 2008 winner. Annelise Ewing of Spearfish High School won the 2009 competition. Caila Brennan of St. Thomas More was the 2010 winner. Janesa Bakeberg of Spearfish High School won in 2011. Jordon Barthel of Lead-Deadwood High School was the 2012 winner. Rae McKee of Nemo won in 2013 with Gavin Brucklacher of Philip High School winning in 2014.