By Wilma Goldstein This year marks the 50th year residents of zip code 20024 in Southwest DC have awarded college scholarships to young people in our neighborhood. In fact, we have never missed a year since 1974, when residents living in the River Park Apartments decided they would like to raise some money and contribute […]
Southwest Students Awarded College Scholarships
By Audrey Hinton, Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Education and Scholarship Task Force The Southwest Neighborhood Assembly’s (SWNA) Education and Scholarship Task Force held its 47th annual scholarship awards program on August 15, awarding 23 young people $50,000 in college scholarships. About 100 viewers joined the pre-recorded virtual event as the students received scholarships ranging from $2,000-$2,500. […]
SWNA Scholar Impacting Community
Photo caption: Bianca Kersellius Bianca Kersellius is a senior studying communications at Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg. She received a scholarship from the Southwest Neighborhood Association this past summer. Kersellius said about her scholarship, “this scholarship has helped me with my finances as I try to finish my last year of college strong. I am grateful […]
Scholarship Recipient Excels
Yurlee Tinsley is a recent college graduate who is continuing to achieve career goals after having support from the SWNA Scholarship Fund. A graduate from Amidon-Bowen Elementary School, Jefferson Middle School, and Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, Yurlee graduated with a BA in Business Management from South Carolina State University this past spring. While at […]
Scholarship Recipient Shines
(photo caption: Kenneth Tinsley with his mother) Kenneth Tinsley is a shining example of a Southwest student who continues to achieve career goals after having received support from the SWNA Scholarship Fund. A graduate of Amidon-Bowen Elementary School, Jefferson Middle School, Sasha Bruce Youth Work, Inc., and Wilson Senior High School, Kenneth graduated cum laude […]