FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM FEBRUARY 16, 2017 • THE QUEENS COURIER 33 These students’ essays earned them scholarships Queens Borough President Melinda Katz’s celebration of Black History Month at Borough Hall on Feb. 16 will include honors for fi ve high school students who earned scholarships through the African American Heritage Committee. More than 116 students across Queens applied for the scholarships. Each entrant had to write original essays speaking about their personal challenges and giving details as to what Black History means to them. Th e scholarship funds were donated by a number of local sponsors. Jaya Hamilton High School: Academy of Finance and Enterprise College Choice: NYU Name: CJ Brown High School: Hillcrest High School College Choice: Stony Brook University Sydni Karyn Hicks High School: Saint Francis Preparatory High School College Choice: The Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) Cosette Davis High School: Queens High School for the Sciences at York College Preferred College Choice: Yale University Tamara Smith High School: Forest Hills High School Preferred College Choice: Stony Brook University black history month PROUD TO HONOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND THE QUEENS CIVIC LEADERS AND STUDENTS FOR THEIR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY (877) 786-6560 • myNYCB.com
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