The East Cobb Council PTA named its 2023 recipients of the Margie Hatfield Scholarship on Thursday at its general meeting at Walton High School.
Hatfield is a former ECC PTA president, and nearly 200 such scholarships have been awarded in the organization’s signature awards program bearing her name.
A $1,000 scholarship is awarded to one student at each of the six high schools in the East Cobb area that “honors the dedication and years of service given by Mrs. Hatfield to the youth of our council. In recognition of her volunteer involvement, the ECCC PTA Margie Hatfield Scholarship Fund awards deserving seniors who have made significant contributions to the community.”
The scholarship requires not only academic success, but asks that students “take on leadership roles within the community and service-based programs during their high school years.”
The 2023 recipients were selected from 25 applicants:
- Amanda Tubbs, Kell High School, who is bound for the University of Georgia with plans to major in interior design;
- Shraya Patel, Lassiter High School, who plans to attend Georgia Tech, studying management information systems;
- Kinsley Brennen, Pope High School, who’s been accepted to Mississippi State University to study elementary education;
- Sebastian Jean Francois, Sprayberry High School, who will be pursuing a degree in computer science at Cornell University;
- Steven Brown, Walton High School, who will enroll at the University of Alabama with an intended major in business;
- Dhanya Naik, Wheeler High School, who will be going to Georgia Tech to study biomedical engineering.
The East Cobb Council PTA is a non-profit made up of 35 PTA organizations to enrich the education of students. The ECC PTA also conducts a Reflections Art Contest, organizes community activities and raises funds for academic programs at its member schools.
Its business partners include MissQuito, Cyclebar East Cobb, My Ideal College, School of Rock East Cobb, Peace Love & Pizza; Mathnasium, Cactus Car Wash and East Cobb Tutoring Center.
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