NCRPC
BELOIT — Two high school seniors in north-central Kansas are being recognized with the John R. Cyr Rural Voices Award for submitting the top entries in the 2021-2022 Rural Voices Youth Contest.
The North Central Regional Planning Commission (NCRPC), Beloit, sponsors the contest.
Phillip Shirkey, a senior at Concordia Junior-Senior High School, and Hart Nurnberg, a senior at Southeast of Saline High School, submitted the winning entries in this year’s contest. Each will receive a cash award of $850. The contest awards are named in honor of John Cyr who served for 22 years as the NCRPC Executive Director. Since 2006, NCRPC has awarded more than $27,000 through the Rural Voices Youth Contest.
Students had the option to submit an original essay or video reflective of this year’s contest theme of “Rural Kansas…Tomorrow’s Leaders.” High school seniors in the 12-county NCRPC service area — including the counties of Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Jewell, Lincoln, Marshall, Mitchell, Ottawa, Republic, Saline, and Washington — were eligible to participate.
To view the winning entries or to learn more about the contest, visit, click here.
The NCRPC is committed to advancing rural Kansas through comprehensive planning and development services. Its primary service area includes 12 counties and 83 cities in north-central Kansas. For more information about the NCRPC, visit www.ncrpc.org.