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Nine area students chosen Coca-Cola Scholars semifinalists |
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 22 December 2006 |
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Nine area students have been selected as semifinalists for the 2006-07 Coca-Cola Scholars Program. The chosen students are:
Kellye Lanell Bolar, Picayune Memorial High School
Stradford Anthony Goins, Poplarville High School
Julie Ann Hall, Picayune Memorial High School
Dorothy Christine Horton, Hattiesburg High School
Roderick Eugene Jefferson, Columbia High School
Ashley Nicole King, Seminary High School
Kasey Charlene Mitchell, Picayune Memorial High School
Shelley Lynn Songy, Oak Grove High School
Joseph Wayne Wesley, Hattiesburg High School
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, a joint effort of Coca-Cola Bottlers across America and The Coca-Cola Co., is one of the largest corporate-sponsored, achievement-based scholarship programs of its kind in the United States.
The program recognizes a diverse group of extraordinary high school seniors who have demonstrated academic and civic excellence in their schools and communities.
These nine students rank with about 2,100 seniors who are in the running for $3 million in college scholarships that the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation will award in spring 2007. Students are selected to advance to this next phase based on the level of academic excellence, leadership and achievement demonstrated in school and community activities.
The Class of 2007 Coca-Cola Scholars will mark the nineteenth year Coca-Cola will award these scholarships.
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation received more than 87,000 applications this year, and the Semifinalists are truly some of the brightest students in the country, said Mark Davis, president of the foundation. Were delighted to have such a talented pool of students to consider. |
