(File Photo of the Hopewell Area School District logo)

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Seven Springs, PA) Some students of the Hopewell FCCLA chapter have won awards. According to a release from the Hopewell Area School District, the state leadership conference was held recently in Seven Springs. Senior McKenzie Brown won a gold medal in the repurposed and redesigned event. Senior Maggie Egenlauf won a gold medal in the Food innovations event. She also was awarded a $500 scholarship to attend IUP. She will represent Pennsylvania this summer at the national conference in Orlando, Florida. Sophomores Chris Nguyen and Ella Zimmerman won gold medals in the National Programs in Action event. The pair will also attend the national conference in Florida this summer, according to Principal Dr. Robert Kartychak. Esther Aloia is the FCCLA sponsor at Hopewell High School.