The Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School Student of the Year was Nichole Sico, a health assistant student from Knoch High School.

Two Slippery Rock University students each received Taco Bell Foundation Live Mas Scholarships, given by the fast-food chain’s foundation to employees who are pursuing higher education and “using their passion to ignite change in their communities and beyond.”

Cameron Peachock, a graduate student from Slippery Rock who is majoring in physical therapy, and Charles Frank, a sophomore environmental geoscience major from McMurray, each received the scholarships.

Peachock, who works at the Slippery Rock Taco Bell, received $10,000, and Frank, who works at the Peters Township location, was awarded $25,000. They were two of 28 recipients from Pennsylvania and 725 nationwide to receive scholarships totaling $7 million as part of the program.