Cherokee High School Student Wins $5,000 Scholarship

From CCSD: A Cherokee High School senior has won a $5,000 college scholarship from a Cherokee County School District Partner!

As part of Waste Management of Metro Atlanta, Inc.’s Partnership Agreement with CCSD, the company awards one $5,000 scholarship to a graduating senior from a CCSD high

school each year. The designated school rotates annually; the Class of 2018 school is Cherokee High School, and the winner is Haley Hutchison.

A committee of Waste Management Pine Bluff Landfill Community Advisory Board and CCSD representatives selects the winner based on the criteria specified by Waste Management, Inc.

This year is the 11th anniversary of the Pine Bluff Landfill/ Waste Management Scholarship!

The scholarship was presented to Haley at the Cherokee County School Board’s April 19 meeting.

PHOTO: Celebrating the scholarship are, from left to right, front row: Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower, School Board Chair Kyla Cromer, Marla Prince of Waste Management, Cherokee HS senior Haley Hutchison, School Board Member Patsy Jordan; back row: School Board Vice Chair Mike Chapman, School Board Members Rick Steiner and John Harmon and School Board Student Advisor Ashlee Floyd of Cherokee HS.

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