Eight CCSD Students Win STEM Scholarships

From left, front row: Maryanne Momeh of Creekview HS, Mariah Sullen of Cherokee HS, Gerodia Apaloo of Etowah HS, Sahara Curtis of Creekview HS; back row: Melissa Kiruthi of i-Grad Virtual Academy, Clifford Daniel of Creekview HS, Mindy Baker, CFO of OxBlue; Sandra Lee Williams, Cherokee County NAACP third vice president and scholarship fund founder; Dr. Michelle Francis, Cherokee County NAACP member-at-large and scholarship committee member; Hannah Smith of Woodstock HS and Julian Dorvilus of Creekview HS. Photo courtesy of Armetrice Photography. 

Eight Cherokee County School District Class of 2024 graduating seniors won STEM scholarships from a local organization! 

Winners of the Cherokee County NAACP 2023 STEM Scholarship Program are: of Cherokee HS, Mariah Sullen; Creekview HS, Sahara Curtis, Clifford Daniel, Julian Dorvilus and Maryanne Momeh; Etowah HS, Gerodia Apaloo; i-Grad Virtual Academy, Melissa Kiruthi; and Woodstock HS, Hannah Smith. 

The program was developed to provide resources to CCSD students who plan to pursue STEM related college degrees or other career readiness programs.  Each honoree received a laptop computer funded by a grant sponsored by OxBlue Foundation.  Honorees were selected from a pool of applicants based on academic performance, character, educational and career goals and interviews.  The laptop computers were presented to the honorees at the Cherokee County NAACP’s Second Annual Freedom Fund Banquet held earlier this month.

“Congratulations to all of the honorees and best wishes on your college and career plans!” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower.  “Thank you to the Cherokee County NAACP and OxBlue Foundation for providing this opportunity to our seniors and thank you to the volunteers who organized the scholarship program and banquet.”

Mariah and Hannah plan to pursue careers in nursing, with Julian planning to pursue a career in clinical psychology.  Gerodia plans to pursue a career in biomedical sciences and Sahara plans to pursue a career in medical laboratory science.  Maryanne plans to pursue a career in data science, with Clifford planning to pursue a career in business science and Melissa planning to pursue a career in law.
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