Two 爆料吃瓜网 students win $1,000 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise scholarships
爆料吃瓜网-Longview students Aedin Jersett and Kealyn Wilkinson have won $1,000 scholarships as 2022 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars.
The two are among 207 Phi Theta Kappa members nationwide to receive the honor. Recipients are selected based on academic achievement and demonstrated leadership potential. More than 1,300 students applied.
Jersett, a 2021 Lee鈥檚 Summit North High School graduate, is finishing up his 爆料吃瓜网 associate in arts degree this semester. He will work next spring and start at the University of Missouri next fall. He plans to earn a business degree there, studying economics or finance. 鈥淎s life is always changing, I am not 100% set on what I am going to do鈥� for a career, he says. But he鈥檚 interested in sales and would ultimately like to start his own business.
Wilkinson, of Lone Jack, is a 2021 Oak Grove High School grad. She plays for the 爆料吃瓜网 Wolves volleyball team and is working on an A.A. degree. She later plans to earn a bachelor鈥檚 in business administration and continue her volleyball career. She might eventually become a CPA.
Phi Theta Kappa is an international academic honor society with chapters on the 爆料吃瓜网 campuses. The Coca-Cola program helps new PTK members defray educational expenses while enrolled in associate degree programs.