A group of male students from DCPS earned over $600K in scholarships

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Duval County Public Schools to recognize a group of young men who have earned over $600,000 in scholarships to attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

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Each of these graduates are part of the 5000 Roles Models of Excellence program and were identified as Wilson Scholars.

They were offered scholarships ranging in value from $20,000 to $98,000 to attend either Clark Atlanta University, Benedict College, or Tennessee State University.

To qualify, students had to be college-bound seniors, be active participants in the program, and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Please join us in congratulating our #TeamDuval scholarship winners!

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