North Myrtle Beach High student receives scholarship

Matthew Stanaland of Little River, a senior at North Myrtle Beach High, received a $1,500 college scholarship from HTC and the Foundation for Rural Service, the philanthropic arm of NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association. Stanaland has been accepted to Clemson University and plans to study engineering.

The FRS scholarship program awarded 53 scholarships, ranging from $1,500 to $5,000, from more than 1,400 applications, to rural youth across the United States. The goal of the program is to help further higher education opportunities among rural high school students.

This story was originally published June 20, 2015 at 2:00 AM with the headline "North Myrtle Beach High student receives scholarship."