Rockingham County Seniors Earn Millions In Scholorship Offers
(Rockingham County, NC) – The seniors who make up the Classes of 2010 in our district are very talented in academics, the arts, athletics and more. Combined, they earned more than $17 million in scholarship offers. This is an increase of approximately $5 million over last year’s total scholarship earnings. The five year total of scholarship offers in our district is $52,141,517.
The following totals for each high school include academic, athletic, military, merit-based and local scholarship offers:
McMichael High – $3,531,558 (graduating 211 seniors)
Morehead High – $3,303,648 (graduating 192 seniors)
Reidsville High – $4,667,306 (graduating 208 seniors)
Rockingham County High – $5,816,507 (graduating 258 seniors)
RCS grand total – $17,319,019
Dr. Rodney Shotwell, superintendent of RCS states, “We are pleased that our high school seniors’ achievements have been recognized through the offering of more than $17 million in scholarships from institutions of higher education and the military. Especially, we are grateful for the support of our community, our businesses, industrial and civic groups working to contribute scholarships for our youth. The scope of these awards reflects the capability of our students in competing academically with seniors across the country.”
Thanks to the diligent work of our high school counselors and the Carolina Advising Corp Advisors, this total is up 44% from last year’s sum of $12 million. “Their combined efforts have greatly enhanced our ability to help our students find their way and fund college.”
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