In
keeping with the principle of scholarship, the women of the Remarkable Rho Xi
Zeta Chapter presented five scholarship awards. The “5 Pearls Book
Scholarship,” is awarded to two high school seniors entering a two or four year
accredited college or university. On May 14, 2015 this year’s winners were
presented with their awards at a ceremony held in Atlanta. Ms. Kayla Oriyomi
will be attending Spelman College and Ms. Tyesha Turner will be attending
University of Alabama beginning in the 2015 fall semester. The young women were required to submit proof
of application, their high school transcript demonstrating a GPA of 2.5 or
higher, an essay and recommendations from faculty and community leaders. Additionally,
applicants had to be a registered voter with a demonstrated interest in serving
the community.
The
second award was presented on May 20, 2015 to three outstanding 6th grade
students at Sanders Elementary School. The “Kismet STEM Award” was created to
promote STEM education at an early age. The students submitted a short essay on
the importance of education in science, technology and engineering accompanied
by a recommendation from their teacher. The two runners up received with brand
new tablets and winner received a new laptop. Sanders Elementary school is the
adopted school of Rho Xi Zeta Chapter. The women of Rho Xi Zeta are proud to
support the continued education of the award winners.
