The McCracken County Community Career Endowment, Inc. (MCCCE) proudly announces the selection of the following African American high school juniors enrolled in the McCracken County School District as Class XV participants in the 2024 PaxtonScholars Program:
Rahkaela Davis, Cheyenne Caldwell, and Donteona Shumpert
These three (3) outstanding students were selected from a total of 14 applications submitted by African American juniors enrolled in the two public school districts- McCracken County and Paducah Independent.
As this is the first class of PaxtonScholars selected after the recent death of Ms. Peggy Paxton, we want to give an extra special “Thank You” to the entire Paxton family and send our prayers for God to provide comfort and peace in the loss of Ms. Peggy.
The PaxtonScholars Program seeks to enhance student self-esteem, parent or guardian advocacy, peer and mentor interaction, maintenance and improvement of academic performance, and preparation for college transition, all of which are unique challenges that African American students face. These selected scholars will receive college scholarship funds based on grade-point averages during their junior and senior years of high school and through the first two semesters of college. A college-suitable HP Pro laptop computer and backpack will also be presented to all three scholars in November 2024.
MCCCE, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, was organized in 2006 after receiving a $1 million donor-directed endowment established at the Community Foundation of West Kentucky by the late Fred and Peggy Paxton. In addition to the PaxtonScholars Program, the endowment continues to award scholarships and educational assistance to students who wish to continue their post-secondary educations. The Fred and Peggy Paxton Non-Endowed Fund also contributes to support the PaxtonScholars Program.
Donations to support the efforts of the MCCCE, Inc. can be made to the Administrator of the Paxton Endowment: The Community Foundation of West Kentucky at P.O. Box 7901, Paducah, Kentucky 42002-7901 or directly to MCCCE, Inc. at 300 South Third Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42003.