A man from Iowa sent 33 strangers to college with scholarships after amassing $3 million worth of savings in the bank. Dale Schroeder is a humble carpenter who worked at the same company for 67 years. According to a good friend, he didn’t have much. In fact, he only owned two pairs of jeans – …
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High school senior Verda Tetteh shocked everyone in her graduation ceremony when she asked her school to give away her $40,000 scholarship to a student who needed it more. Verda could have added the funds to her collection of scholarships and financial aid to pay for her Harvard education, but she knew that it would …
Palma School and Soledad State Prison have been working together the past seven years for an enriching yet unlikely activity: a reading program. Students from the elite prep school for boys in Salinas, California, and inmates from the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad, California, formed a reading group to exchange valuable knowledge and learn …
This graduating senior from Mount Vernon, Washington, has a lot to celebrate. Aside from graduating at the top of her class, she’s also leaving high school with a spotless attendance record her entire education. Ashanti Palmer was declared the valedictorian of her senior class at Nellie A. Thornton High School and the Performing & Visual …