Gates Foundation

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More news from Stivers! This is an excerpt from the Dayton Daily News...

4 Dayton students names Gates scholars
By Dave Larsen, Staff Writer

DAYTON — Four Dayton Public Schools students will receive full tuition to the college of their choice, extending to graduate and doctoral work, through a scholarship program funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Stivers School for the Arts seniors Sheldon Brown, Megan Edmonds and Victoria Whorton, and Dayton Early College Academy senior Jordan Davis were announced Tuesday, April 20, as 2010 Gates Millennium Scholars...

Nominees are assessed in academic achievement, community service and leadership potential, according to the Gates Foundation. Eligible students must attain a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale...

Congrats to Stivers and the students on their success. Our neighborhood is proud to have such a great school in our community!
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