Wednesday, June 5, 2002
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Wednesday, June 5, 2002 |
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Local High School Junior Wins Discover Scholarship A Sandy Creek High School junior is one of six students in Georgia to receive an educational scholarship through the Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarship program. Savannah Soloman was selected from a pool of nearly 7,500 applicants to receive the $2,500 scholarship which she can use after high school graduation to help offset post secondary education expenses. The funds can be applied to various education-training programs such as any certification or licensing in a trade, a two-year technical degree, or an associate's or four-year degree at a college or university in any field. While students must maintain a minimum 2.75 cumulative grade point average to qualify for the scholarship, they must also demonstrate accomplishments in three of four areas: special talents, leadership, obstacles overcome and community service. The winners in each state will go on to compete for nine national scholarships worth $25,000. The national Tribute Award winners will be honored in June at a ceremony at Discover Financial Services' headquarters in Riverwoods, Illinois. The Georgia School Superintendents Association coordinated the state panel of judges who based winner selection on information from application materials submitted by each student. The judges represent Georgia's communities as well as the state's education and business sectors. This year's awards were given in cooperation with the American Association of School Administrators (AASA).
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