7 WCPSS Seniors Named Park Finalists

North Carolina State University has named seven WCPSS high school students as finalists for the Park Scholarships for fall 2007.

The WCPSS students are Julia L. Wofford of Athens Drive High; Brandee Nicole Woolard of Athens Drive High; Jonathan L. Wormald of Apex High; Victoria J. Ma of Broughton High; Jenny Z. Jin of Green Hope High; Sindhura Varna Sevala of Green Hope High; and Brian Christopher McKearney of Leesville Road High.

The seven are among 106 students North Carolina State University has named as Park Scholar finalists. Fifty of the finalists will be named Park Scholars by March 1.

The WCPSS students include:

-Jenny Jin of Green Hope High School, where she is co-captain of the varsity tennis team, president of Art Club and senior class representative. She also mentors special needs students at her school, tutors students at Green Hope Elementary and is a member of Cary Teen Council.

-Victoria Jane Ma of Broughton High School, where she is president of the Human Rights Club, co-president of the Oh Snap Photography Club and member of the varsity swim team. She is an active volunteer at the North Carolina Museum of Art and Capital Area Teen Court and, she also helps clean the environment with Student Action For The
Environment.

-Brian Christopher McKearney of Leesville Road High School, where he is crew head of play and musical sound, director of school broadcasts and vice president of the news team. He is also the Owner of Performance DJ, fundraising specialist for the A.E. Finley YMCA Leaders Club and program director for the A.E. Finley YMCA.

-Sindhura Varna Sevala of Green Hope High School, where she is corresponding secretary of International Club, one of the captains of Science Olympiad and an AP Scholar with Distinction. She performs folk and classical Indian dance, plays violin and volunteers at Sri Venkateswara Temple.

-Julia Lee Wofford of Athens Drive High School, where she is senior class treasurer, Key Club secretary and co-captain of the dance team. She is also involved in the Westwood Baptist Church youth group and is the 2007 Cary-Apex Junior Miss.

-Brandee Nicole Woolard of Athens Drive High School, where she is an NC Honor's Scholar, president of the Key Club and member of the National Honor Society.

-Jonathan Lawrence Wormald of Apex High School, where he is tenor saxophone section leader in marching band, member of the mathematics team and member of the National Honor Society. He works at Affordable Portables and tutors students in mathematics.

The Park Scholarship is a four-year, undergraduate merit scholarship that emphasizes scholarship, leadership and service. These prestigious awards are valued at $59,000. The scholarship covers tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board, personal/miscellaneous expenses and transportation. Each Park Scholar will receive a one-time stipend for the purchase of a personal computer.

Park Scholars are selected according to four criteria: scholarship, character, demonstrated leadership and service and the potential for further leadership and service.

Posted by Bill Poston at 05:04 PM on February 19, 2007 | Leave Feedback

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