Rep. Morgan offering scholarships for Pebblebrook, South Cobb students
State Representative Alisha Thomas Morgan (D-Austell) has created the $500 Morgan Family Scholarship for students who attend Pebblebrook and South Cobb high schools. One student from each school will be selected.
To qualify for the scholarship, graduating seniors must show financial need, have at least a 2.5 GPA, have a history of civic engagement and community service, and must be interested in majoring in either education, English, history, international relations, political science, or women/gender studies.
The deadline to apply is May 18. To get an application, log on to www.alishamorgan.com/community/morganfamilyscholarship/.
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Ernie Suggs is an enterprise reporter covering race and culture for the AJC since 1997. A 1990 graduate of N.C. Central University and a 2009 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he is also the former vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists. His obsession with Prince, Spike Lee movies, Hamilton and the New York Yankees is odd.
