Eleven SCC Upward Bound Students Reach $1,000,000 Scholarship Goal

Participants in SCC’s Upward Bound program who collectively reached their scholarship goal are, from left: Katherine Murray of Swain High, Heather Whitt of Swain High, Christian Queen of Smoky Mountain High, Autumn Farmer of Smoky Mountain High, Kristina Frady of Smoky Mountain High, Jacob Barker of Swain High, Autumn Norton of Cherokee High, Laurel Welch of Cherokee High, Katlyn Brodnax of Franklin High and Erin McCall of Franklin High. Not pictured is Crystal Mathews of Franklin High.

Eleven current participants in Southwestern Community College’s Upward Bound program set a goal last year to apply for $1,000,000 in scholarship funding.

Many individuals reached their personal goals as the group collectively completed $1,286,172.

The seniors attended high schools in Sylva, Franklin, Cherokee and Bryson City.

“We are so proud of these students,” said Annette Kesgen, director for SCC’s Upward Bound program. “When they set this goal last year, it may have seemed out of reach. But they set their minds on making it happen, and they achieved it through hard work and discipline.”

For additional information on SCC’s Upward Bound program, contact Annette Kesgen, Director of Upward Bound at 828.339.4281.