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| Jackson County Students are, front row, from left: Blaze Gunter and Verity Dobbs. Middle row, from left: Zaiden Johnson, Hannah Heatherly and Allison Garcia. Back row, from left: Dominik Alcantar, Noe Cruz and Ahlexis Coggins. Not pictured: Kayna Carey and Wynter Lemke. |
Walking across the same stage on which they’ll one day receive their college degrees, seventh-graders from Jackson, Macon and Swain Counties were inducted into the New Century Scholars program on Thursday, Nov. 16, in Myers Auditorium on Southwestern Community College’s Jackson Campus.
Made possible entirely by the generosity of private donors, the New Century Scholars program guarantees support and last-dollar tuition assistance to a total of 30 inductees this year (10 from each county).
Established in 1995 by the late Dr. Charles McConnell, who was superintendent of Jackson County Schools, and then-SCC President Dr. Barry Russell, New Century Scholars is designed to improve academic readiness, bolster student persistence toward high school graduation and increase the college attendance rate.
More than 2,500 students have been inducted into the program over the years.
For more information about the program and how to support it, visit www.SouthwesternCC.edu/new-century-scholars.
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| Macon County students are, front row, from left: Cylah Priest and Faith Lefebvre. Middle row, from left: Cheyenne Plemmons and Natalie Orr. Back row, from left: Britany Murguia, Isabella Lopez and Williams Alvarez Mendoza. Not pictured: Keeley Bosdell, Mary Jane Harrison and Cherry Jones. |
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| Swain County students are, front row, from left: Colbee Phillips, Izabella Ponton and Clayton Beaver. Middle row, from left: Maddie Brown, Elayna Shuler, Charleigh Loftis and Samuel Hayes. Back row, from left: Maddox Smith and Noah Barnes. Not pictured: Carter Simpson. |
