Belle Terre Elementary student Kaitlyn Whitfield wins scholarship

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A local Belle Terre Elementary School student has been awarded a scholarship that covers school supplies and event fees.

BTES student Kaitlyn Whitfield is this year's recipient of the Mozella and Kaleigh Williams Memorial Scholarship.

Kaitlyn applied for the scholarship by creating a TikTok video essay to answer the required application questions, said her mother, Samantha Whitfield.

The questions had asked applicants about why it's important to be unique and what's the best way to be true to yourself.

Kaitlyn had responded that being unique lets her be the best person that she can be, and that the best way be true to herself is to follow the rules, pay attention to her teachers, have fun, and want to learn.

The scholarship covers Kaitlyn Whitfield's fees for a school yearbook, school shirt, field trips, technology and school dances, and provides a backpack with school supplies.

The Mozella and Kaleigh Williams Memorial Scholarship was created in the memory of BTES students Mozella and Kaleigh Williams and their mother Wilma, who died in a car crash in April 2020.