Five 2019 high school graduates from Harlan County have been named Sen. Jeff Green Scholars by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). To earn this honor, a student must have a 4.0 grade point average each year of high school and at least a 28 composite on the ACT.

These students have also earned Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) awards that they can use to pay for education after high school. They are eligible for $2,500 per year in KEES funds for up to four years of post-secondary education.

The designation honors the late state Sen. Green of Mayfield, who served in the Kentucky General Assembly from 1992 to 1997.

Local scholars are:

Harlan County High School: Janice Dean, Cody Hall, Garry Henson, Michael Simpson.

Harlan High School: Kilian Ledford.

KEES and other Kentucky student aid programs are administered by KHEAA.

KEES awards are funded by net Kentucky lottery proceeds and may be used at most colleges and universities in Kentucky. In some cases, the award may be used at an out-of-state school if the major the student is pursuing is not available in Kentucky. No application is necessary for KEES awards.

For more information about Kentucky scholarships and grants, visit www.kheaa.com; write KHEAA, P.O. Box 798, Frankfort, KY 40602; or call 800-928-8926, ext. 6-7214.

KHEAA also disburses low-cost “advantage education” loans, the state’s only non-profit private education loan. For more information, visit www.advantageeducationloan.com.