January 16, 2020
For Immediate Release
CONTACT:
Office of Communications
301-952-6001
communications@pgcps.org
Eight Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) high school seniors have been named Posse Scholars and will receive four-year, full-tuition college scholarships from The Posse Foundation’s partnering schools.
Next fall, Posse Scholars from across the nation will enter colleges and universities in multicultural groups of 10 known as “posses.” Throughout their college career, they will support each other and receive ongoing assistance from The Posse Foundation. Posse Scholars have a 90 percent college graduation rate and demonstrated potential to positively impact their professions.
Each scholarship is worth approximately $140,000. More than 40 PGCPS students have received Posse scholarships since 2013.
Posse Scholars from Prince George’s County include:
|
Name |
High School |
Posse University |
|
Chidera Nnawuba |
Largo High School |
Bucknell University |
|
Endia Scales |
Friendly High School |
Bucknell University |
|
Joyce Chen |
Eleanor Roosevelt High School |
Bucknell University |
|
Delana Turner |
Academy of Health Sciences at Prince George's Community College |
Sewanee: The University of the South |
|
Neziah Osayi |
Parkdale High School |
University of Rochester |
|
Vanessa Velas Romero |
High Point High School |
University of Rochester |
|
Karlos Aguilar Lopez |
Oxon Hill High School |
University of Rochester |
|
Darius Lassiter |
Academy of Health Sciences at Prince George's Community College |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
For more information on The Posse Foundation and the Posse program, visit www.possefoundation.org.
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