Some Duncanville ISD students also graduate with college degree thanks to district s Collegiate Academy
Some Duncanville ISD students also graduate with college degree thanks to district s Collegiate Academy
While some districts are struggling to boost pandemic graduation rates, some Duncanville ISD seniors are exceeding expectations by graduating with a high school diploma and a college degree.
DUNCANVILLE, Texas - While some districts are struggling to boost pandemic graduation rates, some Duncanville ISD seniors are exceeding expectations by graduating with a high school diploma and a college degree.
Not only did these high school students battle through their academics during a pandemic, but they did double duty and completed their first two years of college at the same time.
Oakland grads Devin Dixon and Jailia Williams have earned Gates Scholarships, the school announced.“These are large scholarships with great opportunities beyond the scholarship dollars,” said LeAnn Hayes, media specialist at Oakland. The Gates Scholarship is a highly selective, last-dollar scholarship for outstanding, minority high school seniors from low-income households. Each year, the scholarship is awarded to 300 of these student leaders, with the intent of helping them rea .
Banning High School recognizes its Top 10 seniors for the Class of 2021. Not all grades have been finalized leading up to their June 17 in-person commencement, and rankings could
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Monday, May 17th, 2021
The 78 members of The Gatton Academy Class of 2021 were offered $21,960,872 in college scholarships and accepted $7,580,818 to fund their undergraduate study.
Scholarships offered included premier university scholarships such as the Morehead-Cain scholarship at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the William T. Young Scholarship at Transylvania University, the Eminence Fellows Program scholarship at The Ohio State University, the Alumni Distinguished Scholarship at Michigan State University, the Peabody Dean’s Achievement Scholarship at Vanderbilt University, the Noblitt Scholars Program scholarship at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and the Brown Fellows Program scholarship at Centre College. Graduates also received prestigious college placement scholarships such as Questbridge, the Gates Scholarship, and competitive merit scholarships from the Regeneron Science Talent Search and National Security Language Initiative for Youth.