www.chasc.org
Date: June 12, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lindsay
Weathersbee
Phone: 254-3886
ext. 225
Email: lweathersbee@chasc.org
Columbia Housing
Authority to Reward Residents of All Ages with Scholarships and Gift Cards for Academic
Success
Recipients Include Valedictorian of
C.A. Johnson Preparatory Academy
Columbia, S.C. – Columbia Housing Authority (CHA) will hold its annual
Education Achievement Awards Ceremony at 6 p.m., Thursday, June 14 at the Cecil
Tillis Center, 2111 Simpkins Lane. CHA
will reward 82 public housing and Section 8 residents with scholarships and
gift cards for their success during the 2006-2007 school year.
There
are five categories of awards:
·
Good
Grades Award – recipients
receive a $25 gift card
·
Good
Parent Award – recipients
receive a $25 gift card
·
High
School Graduate/GED Award –
recipients receive a $100 scholarship check
·
Dean’s
List Award – recipients
receive a $25 gift card
·
College
Degree Award – recipients
receive a $100 scholarship check
Of
the 82 residents to be honored, 50 earned the Good Grades Award, seven earned
the Good Parent Award, six earned the Dean’s List Award and 19 earned the High
School Graduate or College Degree Award.
Marquita
Frazier, 2007 valedictorian of C.A. Johnson Preparatory
Academy, is among the residents to be honored.
CHA
created the Education Achievement Awards Program not only to reward residents
for their success in school, but also to encourage parents to actively
participate in their child’s education. Since
1997, CHA residents of all ages have earned more than $53,700 in awards for
their academic achievements.
“This
is one of the largest Education Achievement Awards Ceremonies we have ever held
and the most high school and college graduates we have ever rewarded,” said
Gilbert Walker, CHA executive director. “I
am very proud of these residents and excited to see what their futures
hold.”
CHA manages nearly 1,900 conventional
public housing units and administers more than 3,100 rental assistance
contracts throughout Richland County.
CHA is the third oldest housing authority in the nation and has
continuously been recognized by HUD for its successful housing and education
programs.
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The media are
cordially invited to attend the ceremony and help CHA celebrate
the academic
accomplishments of these outstanding residents.