Lincoln-Way Students Receive Air Force Junior ROTC Scholarships

NEW LENOX, IL — Air Force Junior ROTC cadets Amanda Lask from Lincoln-Way Central and David Nelson of Lincoln-Way East, have received scholarships to attend an accredited aviation university participating in a private pilot license training program this summer, the school said. Cadet Rhys Fuller of Lincoln-Way Central was also chosen as an alternate.

Lask and Nelson are among 200 Air Force Junior ROTC cadets around the world to receive the scholarship from Headquarters Air Force Junior ROTC, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama. According to the district, more than 2,575 cadets applied for one of the 200 scholarships.

The scholarship covers transportation, room and board, academics and flight hours required to
potentially earn a private pilot license. The scholarship is valued at approximately $22,500.

The district said the Flight Academy Scholarship Program is an Air Force-level initiative, in collaboration with the commercial aviation industry, to address the national civilian and military pilot shortage.