Pitt County Schools issued the following announcement on Nov. 25.
Congratulations to PCS students on being selected as a Coca-Cola Scholar Semifinalists!
They are among the 1.7% of students selected from over 91,000+ applicants from across the country:
Innovation Early College High School student Kassidy Daniels, Junius H Rose High School students Ava Alger and Kinsley White, and D. H. Conley High School student Caramia Landis.
These 1,557 students were among the 1.7% selected from 91,000+ applicants from across the country to continue through the #CokeScholars selection process based on their academic excellence, leadership, & service. #CokeScholarsSF
They are currently submitting their Semifinalist applications to be reviewed by our Program Reading Committee. After this review, 250 will advance as Regional Finalists, with 150 becoming Coca-Cola Scholars and receiving a $20,000 college scholarship.
A joint effort of Coca-Cola bottlers across the country and The Coca-Cola Company, the Coca-Cola Scholars Program is the largest corporate-sponsored, achievement-based scholarship program in the United States. With the addition of the milestone 35th class, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation will have provided more than 6,750 Coke Scholars nationwide with over $81 million in scholarships since 1986.
Congratulations to our 2023 Semifinalists!
We are proud of you!
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