"A Sterling Scholar is a high school senior who is publicly recognized and awarded for the pursuit of excellence in scholarship, leadership and citizenship in the State of Utah," the program's website says.
Here's a look at the 2016 Southwest Region Sterling Scholar candidates, who represent Beaver High School, Bryce Valley High School, Canyon View High School, Cedar High School, Desert Hills High School, Dixie High School, Enterprise High School, Hurricane High School, Kanab High School, Milford High School, Panguitch High School, Parowan High School, Pine View High School, Snow Canyon High School, Tuacahn High School and Valley High School.
Enterprise High School
Back row from left: JayLynn Holt; Agricultural Science; Cody Fenn; Skilled & Technical Sciences Education; Savanah Truman; Science; Riley Bliss; Drama; Jessica Farnsworth; Family & Consumer Sciences; Michael Dougherty; Business & Marketing; Madison Laub; Visual Arts; Kimberlee Bishop; English.Front row from left: Rylee Esplin; Mathematics; Devany Franco; Computer Technology; Brylee Anzalone; Dance; Chelsey Nelson; World Languages; Calista Jones; General Scholarship; Lacey Hansen; Social Science. Not pictured: Stacie Williams; Music.