Local News

Scholarships awarded to 4 Atlanta Public Schools graduates

By Mark Niesse
July 30, 2013

Four recent graduates of Atlanta Public Schools have been awarded $1,000 college scholarships by the Comcast Foundation.

Andy Macke, a Comcast vice president, said the students have shown their commitment to community service and academic excellence.

The scholarship recipients, who are preparing for their freshmen years in college, are Demetria Trammell of Vanderbilt University, Divine Butts of Syracuse University, Johnathan Mitchell of Georgia Tech, and Kornelius Taylor of Southern Polytechnic State University.

About the Author

Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.

More Stories