A Bowling Green 17-year-old was awarded today a $5,000 scholarship by Morris Jewelry where the 19 participants were asked to write essays in cursive.

Chaney Rose, daughter of Jeff and Stacey Rose, received the $5,000 from Mike Barron for the Frank Maier Scholarship. The scholarship is open to juniors and seniors in Warren County high schools or home schools. Maier was a German immigrant who first settled in Louisville, learned the art of jewelry making, and then traveled to Bowling Green to found Maier Jewelers in 1881, Barron said. The name was later changed to Morris Jewelers in 1910. The Downtown Redevelopment Authority serves as the fiduciary for the scholarship.

Barron is the former owner of Morris Jewelers.

The essay competition focused on selected historical buildings in Bowling Green and their potential for re-use: the Galloway Motors Building at 601 State Street; International Order of Odd Fellows Building at 427 Park Row, the Pushin Building at 400 E. Main Street; the Capitol Arts Theater at 416 E. Main Street; and the Taylor Chapel Building at 314 E. 7th Street.

Rose wrote her essay on how the Galloway Motors building at 601 State Street could host a bicycle rental and repair facility. She is homeschooled and expects to graduate this May.

Chuck Mason covers education. Follow him on Twitter.com/bgdnschools or bgdailynews.com.