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10 Gaithersburg Students Awarded CHARACTER COUNTS! Scholarship

Students come from Covenant Life School; Gaithersburg, Quince Orchard, Richard Montgomery and Watkins Mill high schools.

Gaithersburg awarded a record 10 students with a total of $9,000 in scholarship funds through the W. Edward Bohrer, Jr. Memorial CHARACTER COUNTS! Scholarship program, the city announced Wednesday.

The program rewards city students who embody the Six Pillars of CHARACTER COUNTS! - trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship.

A record number of 10 scholarships were awarded to the following students:

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Covenant Life School

  • David Woodward

Gaithersburg High School

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  • Jhenncy Centeno
  • Elizabeth Garcia
  • Maria Larraga
  • Marlon Morales
  • Ama Owusu

Quince Orchard High School

  • Emily Maxwell

Richard Montgomery High School

  • Channing Kimble-Brown

Watkins Mill High School

  • Roshan Hapuarachchi
  • Arnelle Ky

Since they were first awarded in 1998, 73 high school seniors have received more than $139,000 in CHARACTER COUNTS! scholarships to help with their college tuition.


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