by Steffani Carrera ‘14

In a recent statement from MCPS, “Nineteen Montgomery County Public Schools students have been named recipients of full-tuition, four-year college scholarships from the Posse Foundation.”

Senior Summer White is the sole recipient of the Posse scholarship from Sherwood, and she will attend Grinell College in Iowa in the fall.

The Posse Foundation provides full-tuition scholarships to students from accross Montgomery County that show leadership skills and may not be candidates for the traditional college selection process. After being selected, the students receive professional guidance to aid them in their college experience as well as support from their fellow Posse peers.

The interview proccess consists of three different sessions, and nearly 1,600 students are nominated nationwide for the scholarships.