Rockingham County Schools' Seniors Earn Millions in Scholarship Offers

June 24, 2009 - Rockingham County Schools Press Release

Rockingham County, NC - Rockingham County Schools (RCS) is excited to announce that this school year's graduating seniors have received more than $12 million in scholarship offers, at this time, and more offers may come in over the summer to increase these totals.

The following totals for each high school include academic, athletic, military, merit-based and local scholarship offers:
McMichael High - $2,465,199 (graduating 223 seniors)
Morehead High - $3,142,071 (graduating 233 seniors)
Reidsville High - $2,315,771 (graduating 188 seniors)
Rockingham County High - $4,110,689 (graduating 262 seniors)
RCS grand total - $12,033,730

Dr. Rodney Shotwell, superintendent of RCS states, "We are pleased that our high school seniors' achievements have been recognized through the offering of more than $12 million in scholarships from institutions of higher education and the military. Especially, we are grateful for the support of our scholarships for our youth. The scope of these awards reflects the capability of our students in competing academically with seniors across the country."Thanks to the diligent work of our high school counselors and the new Carolina Advising Corp Advisors, this total is up 37% from last year's sum of $8.8 million. "Their combined efforts have greatly enhanced our ability to help our students find their way and fund college."