Twenty-six DeKalb high school seniors will be presented with college scholarships during the first DeKalb County Education Scholarship Fund Awards Ceremony on Tuesday May 14 at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History, the county announced Friday.
The scholarships, up to $5,000, will be given to DeKalb county school district seniors accepted into a two- or four-year college or vocational training program, the county said in a press release.
DeKalb county CEO Burrell Ellis, the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce and the DeKalb County School District created the DeKalb Education Scholarship Fund, an effort that raised $120,000.
A selection committee formed by the chamber reviewed more than 135 applications. Award-winning students were picked based on financial need and merit.
Ellis, along with DeKalb chamber chair Arnie Silverman and interim DeKalb schools superintendent Michael Thurmond will present the scholarships at Tuesday's ceremony.