Three high school seniors from North Texas win Robert W. Mong Jr. Scholarship
Named for the former News editor, the honor goes to seniors planning a career in journalism, communications or public relations.
Grant Moise (back left), publisher and president of The Dallas Morning News, and Robert W. Mong Jr. (back right), editor emeritus of The Dallas Morning News, pose with scholarship recipients (from left) Andrea Plascencia, SeMaj Musco and Annie Xia at The News building downtown.(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer)
The Dallas Morning News has awarded three high school students the Robert W. Mong Jr. Scholarship.
SeMaj Musco of St. Mark’s School of Texas, Andrea Plascencia of Lewisville High School and Annie Xia of Trinity Christian Academy received the scholarships, which are awarded every year to high school seniors planning to pursue a career in journalism, communications or public relations.