Miami Lakes Educational Center students Ashlee Jones and Joanna Luo were nominated and selected as Posse Scholars for their academic and extra curricular achievements. The scholarships, four-year full tuition valued at a quarter of a million dollars, were awarded to a select number students across South Florida.
The Posse scholarship is awarded to students that have demonstrated leadership qualities as well as a high potential to be successful at a 4-year university and more importantly, make a profound impact on campus upon their arrival.
The Posse Foundation, founded in 1989, prides itself on awarding scholarships to students who may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes. Scholars are carefully selected and trained to serve as catalysts for community development. Scholars are placed in supportive, multi-cultural teams, or "Posses" of 10 students.
Jones will attend Mount Holyoke University and Luo will attend Franklin & Marshall College this fall.