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Amity Regional HS Student Wins Coca-Cola Scholarship
Sophia Wang was awarded the prize from "the largest corporate-sponsored, achievement-based scholarship program in the United States."
From Amity Regional School District: WOODBRIDGE, CT — Amity Regional High School is pleased to announce that senior Sophia Wang is a 2020 Coke Scholar! Sophia is one of only to win this $20,000 college scholarship. The Coca-Cola scholarship is, according to their website, “the largest corporate-sponsored, achievement-based scholarship program in the United States.”
The 150 winners were chosen from a pool of 93,075 applicants from across the country. The scholarship awards the winners based on academics, leadership, and service. This year Sophia is one of only eight students in New England to win this honor.
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