Twenty of the 40 local high school students awarded four-year, full-tuition scholarships to attend four premier colleges and universities by The Posse Atlanta Foundation are APS students. The students, who attend seven APS high schools, will be honored during a ceremony at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, at the Georgia-Pacific Auditorium (133 Peachtree St., N.E., Atlanta, GA 30303). Students are selected for the program based on academic excellence and outstanding leadership. The Posse Foundation recruits and trains outstanding young people from urban high schools and sends them in multicultural teams called “posses” to elite colleges and universities with full-tuition scholarships. During a rigorous eight-month training program, the students address team building, cross-cultural communication, leadership and academic excellence. This program puts the students in a position to arrive on campus in the fall well prepared to meet the challenges of college-level academic work and campus life. The scholarship recipients will attend Bard College, Boston University, Brandeis University and the College of Wooster. Below is a list of the APS students who will be awarded Posse Foundation scholarships at Thursday’s event. BARD POSSE First Name Last Name High Schools Bria Bacon Benjamin E. Mays HS Shelby Garcia Henry W. Grady HS Alexander Page Henry W. Grady HS Adelaide Ruff Henry W. Grady HS Christeina Wade Carver School of the Arts BOSTON POSSE First Name Last Name High Schools Jenna Bhaloo North Atlanta HS Asha Haki-Tyler Henry W. Grady HS James Russell North Atlanta HS Taylor Walker Henry W. Grady HS Elise Yancey Henry W. Grady HS BRANDEIS POSSE First Name Last Name High Schools Stacy Finley Washington Senior Academy Kofi Hodge Washington Senior Academy Jemesh Hunter Benjamin E. Mays HS COLLEGE OF WOOSTER POSSE First Name Last Name High Schools Brittany-Dawn Baker Frederick Douglass HS Adam Brinson Therrell Technology HS Shauntia Cobb Carver Early College Sydney Jones North Atlanta HS Terry Mathis Therrell Health HS Najiyah McKinney Washington Senior Academy Christian Vinson Benjamin E. Mays HS Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print More Share on X (Opens in new window) X Like this:Like Loading… Discover more from APS Today Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe Post navigation JROTC cadets march in step as Lt. Col. Torbert retires Sutton Middle’s FBLA chapter earns national, state rankings
