By Hazel Campbell-Yates – Eleven of Jacksonville’s highest ranking African-American students from Duval County Public Schools were recently awarded Gamma Beta Boule scholarships for academic excellence.
This year would have been Gamma Beta Boule’s 36th Annual High Potential Youth Recognition Awards Program, normally hosted at the University of North Florida.
The students were: Winner, Craig McFarland (Stanton College Preparatory School – $3,500); 1st Runner-up, Mona Freeman (Terry Parker High School – $3,000); 2nd Runner-up, Lauren Wilkerson (Paxon School for Advanced Studies $2,500).
Other scholarships awarded were, the Dr. Caroline Annette Cody Memorial Scholarship, awarded to Ashton Murray, Terry Parker High School, ($2,000); and the Veterans Honors Scholarship, sponsored by Southern King Holdings, LLC, to Maya Victor, Robert E. Lee High School, ($1,000).
The program is a joint venture between Gamma Beta Boulé, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Duval County Public Schools and the University of North Florida.
