Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Recipients Recognized at Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees Meeting

Lexi Kalec, a recent graduate of Gilbert High School, was recognized at the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees meeting for receiving the South Carolina Palmetto Fellows Scholarship. Other recipients from Gilbert High School, not present, were:  Savannah Anderson, Michael Corder, Chris Dyer, Patrick Harden, Ashly Higgins, Ashley Johnson, Mary Reeves, and Hannah Roof. 

The South Carolina Palmetto Fellows Scholarship is $6700 for a student's first year, and $7500 for the second, third, and fourth years.

The SC Palmetto Fellows Scholarship is an academic merit-based scholarship program awarded by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education.  To qualify for the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship, high school seniors must have a 3.5 GPA, be in the upper 6% of their class, and score 1200 on the SAT or 27 on the ACT - or - have a 4.0 GPA, regardless of class rank, and score 1400 on the SAT or 32 on the ACT.