Sam Rayburn High School student Kimberly Palmer was recently
selected as a semifinalist in the Coca-Cola Scholars Program.
Palmer was among 43 high school students in the Greater Houston and
Southeast Texas area that were chosen as semifinalists. She is the
daughter of Keith and Susan Palmer.
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation is one of the largest
corporate-sponsored, achievement-based scholarship programs of its
kind in the United States. The students rank with approximately
2,000 seniors who are in the running for $3 million in college
scholarships that the foundation will award in spring 2008.
Students are selected as semifinalists based on their level of
academic excellence, leadership and achievement demonstrated in
school and community activities. As semifinalists, students must
submit additional information that will be reviewed in February by a
committee comprised of 30 educators from high schools and
universities throughout the United States. If they advance, the
students will be among a total of 250 finalists who will travel to
Atlanta April 24-27 to attend the Coca-Cola Scholars Weekend.
The students will then attend a final interview process that will
determine whether they are designated as either a National or
Regional Scholar. The 50 National Scholars will each receive a
$20,000 scholarship award, while the 200 Regional Scholars will
receive a $10,000 scholarship. |
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