Morehouse College juniors Vizion Jones and Taylor Harris were awarded Anheuser-Busch Legends of the Crown scholarships. Jones is majoring in African American Studies. Harris is a biology major. Both are from Atlanta. Jones and Harris are among 30 students selected from historically black colleges and universities across the country to receive $5,000 scholarships and a trip to St. Louis for a two-day leadership symposium at the Anheuser-Busch headquarters. Each student will receive an Anheuser-Busch executive as a mentor to help guide them throughout the school year.
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Around 600 high school students could win a merit scholarship to study language through the National Security Language Initiative for Youth program. The program hopes to increase Americans’ engagement with native speakers by offering formal and informal language learning with study-abroad experiences, language classes and living with a host family. Languages offered include Arabic, Mandarin, Hindi, Korean and more. The scholarship is for students ages 15-18 and covers covers travel, tuition, room and board, health benefits and academic expenses. The application deadine is Nov. 5 and more information can be found at www.nsliforyouth.org
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For 15 years, Gwinnett Teach’s Veterinary Technology program has achieved nearly-perfect performance on the Veterinary Technician National Exam. This year, the school again has a 100 percent pass rate for its 20 students. All scored higher than the national average in nine subject areas. The Gwinnett program specialized in animal health care training. Graduates receive a veterinary technology associate in applied science degree and, after taking the exam, can become a registered veterinary technician in Georgia.
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Erica Chiodi, a Dunwoody Springs Elementary School teacher, received a surprise visit from OfficeMax and her school principal. As part of the seventh annual OfficeMax "A Day Made Better" campaign, the teacher was awarded $1,000 worth of classroom supplies. The program hopes to help reduce teacher-funded classrooms. There have been 1,000 winners chosen nationally by their principals for their classroom efforts. The average American teacher spends about $1,000 out-of-pocket for supplies, organizers say. This campaign aims to erase that burden.
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Gwinnett students Leo Xu of Arcado Elementary and Yasmeen Ahmed of Fort Daniel Elementary became the 2012-2013 Continental Math League National Student Leaders. The League is a problem-solving competition. Xu received the honor in euclidean math at the fourth grade level while Ahmed received honor for euclidean math at the fifth grade level.
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