On Wednesday, the Sterling Scholars from high schools throughout Southeastern Utah gathered at USU-Eastern to compete for the title of their category’s Sterling Scholar winner as well as opportunities at scholarships to colleges and universities throughout the state.
The competition featured seniors from high schools across the region who display excellence in a given area of academics. Students created a portfolio of their accomplishments in scholarship, leadership and citizenship prior to facing an interview before three judges to determine a winner and two runners-up in each category.
Categories in the competition include Drama & Vocal Performance, Mathematics, Dance, Social Science, Forensics & Speech, Science, Music, Family & Consumer Science, English, Skilled & Technical Education, Business & Marketing, Visual Arts, World Languages, and Computer Technology.
Carbon came away from the competition with five Dinos named as winners in their reported categories while Emery had three Spartans receive a winning position.
| English | Winner | Mercedez Clifford | Carbon |
| Runner Up | Aidan G. Newton | Grand | |
| Runner Up | Breanne Slade | Monticello | |
| Music | Winner | Adriana Taylor | Carbon |
| Runner Up | Eva Perkins | San Juan | |
| Runner Up | Ashley Adair | Monticello | |
| Social Science | Winner | Tyler Moreau | Grand |
| Runner Up | Tyler Pierce | Carbon | |
| Runner Up | Riata Christiansen | Emery | |
| Science | Winner | Luke Hansen | Carbon |
| Runner Up | Ryan Lewis | Grand | |
| Runner Up | Vincent Saltclah | Whitehorse | |
| World Languages | Winner | Elexis Dalton | Emery |
| Runner Up | Kathryn Black | San Juan | |
| Runner Up | Katie Datzman | Carbon | |
| Visual Arts | Winner | Trinity Yazzie | Grand |
| Runner Up | Zoie Chamberlain | San Juan | |
| Runner Up | Crystal Stanley | Monument Valley | |
| Forensics and Speech | Winner | Grace Osusky | Grand |
| Runner Up | Nathaniel Smith | Emery | |
| Runner Up | Jaylee Cox | Carbon | |
| Dance | Winner | Mikelle Monson | Carbon |
| Runner Up | Abigail Isabella Mason | Grand | |
| Runner Up | Halle Young | Monticello | |
| Computer Technology | Winner | Sid Schaefer | Whitehorse |
| Runner Up | Jessica Walker | San Juan | |
| Runner Up | Camaysa Crittenden | Monticello | |
| Mathematics | Winner | Samantha Roberts | Emery |
| Runner Up | Lindsey McFarlane | Green River | |
| Runner Up | Alyssa Reeve | Monticello | |
| Skilled & Technical Education | Winner | Brayson Wilcox | Monticello |
| Runner Up | Ashley Leautaud | Carbon | |
| Runner Up | Rhett C. Lee | San Juan | |
| Family & Consumer Science | Winner | Abbie Huntington | Emery |
| Runner Up | Ryann Shumway | San Juan | |
| Runner Up | Canden Stockdale | Carbon | |
| Business & Marketing | Winner | Makara Morgan | Carbon |
| Runner Up | Brans Peterson | Emery | |
| Runner Up | Brooklyn Grover | San Juan | |
| Vocal & Drama Performance | Winner | Ashley Berrett | San Juan |
| Runner Up | David White | Emery | |
| Runner Up | Bethany Prettyman | Carbon |
