East Cobb Graduates Receive Scholarships

Staff Report

Three recent high school graduates have been selected as recipients of a Georgia-Pacific Foundation Employees’ Children Scholarship. Jake Arendsen of George Walton Comprehensive High School, Jason Clark of Alan C. Pope High School, and Jamie Brener of Lassiter High School will each receive up to $8,000 toward college. Each year, the company awards 50 scholarships to children of employees across the country.

“We’re very proud to support our employees’ children through this program,” said Curley M. Dossman, Jr., president of the Georgia-Pacific Foundation. “Investing in education has always been an important focus for us, but this program is especially meaningful because our employees are directly impacted. We look forward to helping these students on their path to academic success.”

Jake is the son of Steven Arendsen, vice-president of procurement for Georgia-Pacific. At George Walton Comprehensive High School, Jake played baseball and basketball, was a member of the Science National Honors Society, and earned numerous academic awards, including recongition as a Merit Scholar. Jake will attend the University of Georgia to study finance.

Jason Clark’s mother Noel is an accountant for Georgia-Pacific. While at Alan C. Pope High School, Jason served as president of Relay for Life, participated in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk, and founded the Guitar Club. He also plays professional guitar gigs. In the fall, Jason will attend Arizona State University, studying Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering with dreams of becoming an astronaut, or a rock star, or both.

Jamie Brener’s father Howard leads the Channel Insights and Activation team for Georgia-Pacific Professional. At Lassiter High School, Jamie was a member of the National Honor Society and the Science National Honor Society. She also tutored students in math and played soccer. Jamie will attend the University of Georgia majoring in EngIish and studying creative writing with hopes of becoming a lawyer.