Many students applied for dozens of scholarships, some more than 50.
Credit: Matt Lackritz Published: 10:17 PM CDT May 2, 2021 Updated: 10:17 PM CDT May 2, 2021
LONGVIEW, Texas Students, teachers and families alike gathered in Lobo Coliseum for a ceremony to honor students for scholarship money they ve earned. Longview Scholarship Coordinator Kay Ray says these students have earned more than $7 million in scholarships. A lot of these scholarships today will be as little as $250 and as much as $4,000 or $10,000, Ray said.
Kate Pimentel and Cooper Mayes are two of dozens of students rewarded with scholarships. But it didn t come easily. Both applied to many different ones.