Kilgore Collge Student Awarded Scholarship
Posted/updated on: February 27, 2013 at 3:56 pmKILGORE — Kilgore College student Samuel Essary has been awarded the first installment of a $3,200 college scholarship due to his high scores on the GED tests. The scholarship was awarded in Austin at the Texas Association of Literacy and Adult Education (TALAE) Awards Banquet. He received the scholarship for having the highest scores of any TALAE student member in the East Region which is comprised of nine adult education programs.
Essary, now in his second semester of college at KC, was also the valedictorian of the KC GED graduating class last June after completing classes with the KC Adult Education Program. Since earning his GED, he has also completed the Intensive College Readiness Program to further prepare for college.