Johns Creek Students Named Coca-Cola Scholar Semifinalists

JOHNS CREEK, GA -- Nine students from Fulton County Schools have been named semifinalists for the 2017 class of the Coca-Cola Scholars Program.

These students are:

• Lavanya Chellam, Chattahoochee High School
• Hannah Franklin, Johns Creek High School
• Anshul Gupta, Milton High School
• Jonathan Johnson, Westlake High School
• Kendall Laws, Riverwood International Charter School
• Avanthika Ramesh, Milton High School
• Nitish Sood, Alpharetta High School
• Vivian Wang, Johns Creek High School
• Bill Zhang, Northview High School

These students, along with approximately 1,900 high school seniors nationwide, are in the running for 150 college scholarships worth $20,000 each.

Students are selected to advance to this next phase based on academic excellence, leadership and service demonstrated in school and community activities.

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, a joint effort of Coca-Cola Bottlers across America and The Coca‑Cola Company, is one of the largest corporate-sponsored, achievement-based scholarship programs of its kind in the United States.

The program recognizes a diverse group of extraordinary high school seniors who have demonstrated academic and civic excellence in their schools and communities.

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