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Two Arnold High School students win Project Graduation scholarships from The Sallie Mae Fund
12 Bay District high school students on their way to college, thanks to The Sallie Mae Fund and Project Graduation
The Fund awards $12,000 in scholarships during safe graduation celebrations in partnership with local law enforcement, schools and community
Panama City, Fla., May 30, 2008—The Sallie Mae Fund presented $12,000 in college scholarships to students at six area high schools during “Project Graduation,” the all-night, drug-free, alcohol-free, and violence-free parties organized by local law enforcement agencies, schools, and volunteers.
At each high school celebration, The Sallie Mae Fund, a charitable organization sponsored by Sallie Mae, helped two graduating seniors pursue a college education by presenting a $1,000 scholarship. The Sallie Mae Fund has supported Project Graduation scholarships in the Panama City area for several years in conjunction with the community outreach efforts of Sallie Mae’s Panama City Loan Servicing Center.
Project Graduation provides a safe alternative to “party hopping”: it keeps graduates off of the roads, prevents any of them from becoming an accident statistic and allows their parents to rest easy knowing their son or daughter is safely celebrating.
“Thank you so much for the support not only for our school, but for the whole district,” said Deputy Thomas M. Ehlers of the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, who coordinated the event at Arnold High School. “Everyone was pumped and excited about the scholarships!”
The scholarship winners are:
J.R. Arnold High School (May 20):
Michele Barefield
Justin Eberle
Bay High School (May 21):
Christopher Geradine,
Elizabeth Vermette
A.D. Harris High School (May 22):
Frank Duffy
Ian Massengale
A. Crawford Mosley High School (May 22):
Erin Baur
Tony Santiny
Deane Bozeman High School (May 23):
Dominique Clinton
Jessica Alley
Rutherford High School (May 27):
Kennen Thrasher
Shennelle West
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The Sallie Mae Fund, a charitable organization sponsored by Sallie Mae, achieves its mission—to increase access to a postsecondary education for America’s students—by supporting programs and initiatives that help open doors to higher education, prepare families for their investment, and bridge the gap when no one else can. In addition, The Sallie Mae Fund encourages employee volunteerism and community service in the more than a dozen communities where Sallie Mae employees live and work. For more information, visit www.salliemaefund.org.
Contact
The Sallie Mae Fund
Patricia Nash Christel
703-984-5382
patricia.christel@salliemae.com
