By Jason Mathus
Lindblom seniors of 2014 dominate the competition when applying for the Posse Scholarships.
Lindblom has been known for breaking records in sports and academics. Now the seniors of 2014 have broken the record for the numbers of Posse finalists and can possibly break a record for the most Posse Scholars from one school.
Post-Secondary Specialist Jessica Salazar attended a meeting with Posse representatives and representatives from other schools to announce how many finalist each school had. Many of the schools announced that they had one or two finalists which seemed logical because Posse is a very competitive scholarship opportunity. When representatives asked Salazar how many finalists Lindblom had, she was embarrassed but not in a bad way. Lindblom has 15 finalists for the Posse Scholarship.
“It is not easy for one school to get 15 finalists for Posse, but Lindblom made it happen,” Salazar said.
So far, three seniors have been awarded the Posse scholarship. Alejandra Diaz was accepted to Oberlin College and Daja Dampeer was accepted into Denison University.
Joining Dampeer is senior Devonta Dickey; he was also accepted as a Posse Scholar to Denison University in Granville, Ohio. “When I got the call telling me that I was a Posse Scholar, I literally dropped my phone,” Dickey said.
Posse identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential that may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes. Posse extends to these students the opportunity to pursue personal and academic excellence by placing them in supportive, multicultural teams—Posses—of 10 students. Posse partner colleges and universities award Posse Scholars four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarships.
Congratulations to our Posse Scholars and the other finalists. We wish them all the best of luck.
Lindblom seniors of 2014 dominate the competition when applying for the Posse Scholarships.
Lindblom has been known for breaking records in sports and academics. Now the seniors of 2014 have broken the record for the numbers of Posse finalists and can possibly break a record for the most Posse Scholars from one school.
Post-Secondary Specialist Jessica Salazar attended a meeting with Posse representatives and representatives from other schools to announce how many finalist each school had. Many of the schools announced that they had one or two finalists which seemed logical because Posse is a very competitive scholarship opportunity. When representatives asked Salazar how many finalists Lindblom had, she was embarrassed but not in a bad way. Lindblom has 15 finalists for the Posse Scholarship.
“It is not easy for one school to get 15 finalists for Posse, but Lindblom made it happen,” Salazar said.
So far, three seniors have been awarded the Posse scholarship. Alejandra Diaz was accepted to Oberlin College and Daja Dampeer was accepted into Denison University.
Joining Dampeer is senior Devonta Dickey; he was also accepted as a Posse Scholar to Denison University in Granville, Ohio. “When I got the call telling me that I was a Posse Scholar, I literally dropped my phone,” Dickey said.
Posse identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential that may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes. Posse extends to these students the opportunity to pursue personal and academic excellence by placing them in supportive, multicultural teams—Posses—of 10 students. Posse partner colleges and universities award Posse Scholars four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarships.
Congratulations to our Posse Scholars and the other finalists. We wish them all the best of luck.