Wednesday, September 24, 2014

GRADUATES AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS



Victoria A. Johnson
Raechel Y. Lewis

                Service, Education, Progress.  Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Columbus, Georgia annually awards scholarships to deserving youth in our community.  To be eligible for this scholarship applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.75, be accepted to a college, university or technical school, complete a scholarship application and compose an essay.  Our scholarship recipients for 2014 are Raechel Y. Lewis, a graduate of William Henry Spencer High School and Victoria A. Johnson, a graduate of Smiths Station High.
          Victoria Johnson graduated 10th in her class of 410 students and participated in many extra curricula activities to include the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Tri-M and the Girl Scouts.  Accepted by the University of Alabama, Auburn and Tuskegee University, Victoria will select one of these prestigious universities to pursue a degree in Biology and enter the pre-med program.  Her long-term goal is to work in the NFL or NBA.  Victoria is the daughter of Clyde and Vivian Johnson of Smiths Station Alabama.

          Raechel Y. Lewis, a graduate of William H. Spencer High will attend Savannah State University.  Raechel graduated with a GPA of 3.6 and was sixth in her class of 163.  Raechel strives to be successful in life by focusing on her academics, as well as volunteering in the community.  At Spencer Raechel was a member of the National Honor Society, Captain of the dance team and Spencer High tennis team.  Some of the awards Raechel received is as follows:  Math, CTAE and Chemistry Scholastic Awards and Wavette Gold Award.  She plans to major in Biology with a concentration on becoming a Pre-Med student and eventually a doctor of Internal Medicine.  Raechel is the great-granddaughter of Ms. Amelia Wells.

          Zeta Phi Beta Sorority congratulate these young ladies on their success and wish them well in their future endeavors.