Eliza Abston, a rising senior at Central Magnet School, has been named a winner of the 2022 Carson Scholarship. Abston’s secret to winning the scholarship as a junior — community service. Lots of it.
For the year, Abston has logged nearly 120 hours of community service. “I volunteer a lot at my church to experience community here,” Abston said. “I got my hours for the Carson Scholarship because I just regularly serve with kids.”
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Central Magnet School senior Will Starling has already completed more than 150 community service hours this year. That nearly doubles what he’s done most other years while attending the school. “This year I've done about 160, but every year I’ve maybe gotten 80 to 100 hours."He’s earned his hours through a variety of activities, including audio-visual work and playing guitar at local churches, serving at events for his father’s mental health organization i .