Grandview Heights High School seniors Molly Smith and Patrick Taylor have been named finalists in The Columbus Dispatch Scholar Athlete Awards which will be presented on June 7, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. in Battelle Hall located in the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Smith is a track and soccer athlete and Taylor is a football and baseball athlete.
The Scholar Athlete Awards have been an annual Columbus Dispatch initiative for more than 20 years and in that time more than $1 million in scholarships have been awarded to elite graduating seniors. This June 7th will mark the second-annual LIVE recognition event for these Scholar Athletes and the community. That night, the top female and male graduating seniors from 117 area high schools will be recognized for their achievements in academics, athletics, leadership and service. In addition, 22 students will take home $94,000 in college scholarships.