Three South Forsyth High School Seniors Receive Scholarships For College

From South Forsyth High School: Three South Forsyth High School seniors will attend Georgia College and State University in the fall of 2017 thanks to top scholarships earned. These three students were selected out of 101 invited to attend the President’s Scholarship Competition, the university’s annual scholarship event for prospective first-year students.

After a day of group interviews and individual interviews with faculty, staff, and current students, Laura Cavalenes was one of three students to receive the top award, the Trustee Scholarship. This award is for $24,000 over her four years ($6,000 per year) on top of her Zell Miller Scholarship. It also includes a study abroad stipend to be used whenever she decides to sign up for a trip, admission to the Honor’s Program, and a space in Bell Hall, GCSUs residence hall with the best location immediately next door to the academic buildings, library, dining hall, and across the street from downtown Milledgeville.

Matt Patterson and Kendyl Lewis were two of four to receive the Presidential Scholarship. This award is for $16,000 over their four years ($4,000 per year) on top of their Zell Miller Scholarship, plus a study abroad stipend, Honor’s Program acceptance and a spot in Bell Hall for each of them.

Not only did South Forsyth High School have three seniors This means that not only did SFHS have three seniors awarded out of the 101 who competed, but these three seniors interviewed in the top seven. South Forsyth High School offers its students an exceptional academic curriculum, a robust athletics program and a wide- range of extracurricular opportunities. SFHS is recognized as one of American’s Best High Schools by Newsweek and The Washington Post, and has been named a Georgia School of Excellence, a Georgia Governor’s Distinguished Achievement Award Recipient, A Georgia Advanced Placement Merit School, A German PASCH school, and a Georgia Advanced Placement STEM and STEM Merit School. South Forsyth High School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. For more information, please visit www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/SFHS.

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