A North Stafford High School senior was selected out of hundreds of applicants for one of three $50,000 “Greens for Grads” scholarships.
The scholarship is a part of the McDonald’s Family Restaurants of Greater Washington, D.C., Educates Scholarship Program. The scholarship program is for high school seniors who are planning to enroll as full-time undergraduate students at a college or university.
This year, the McDonald’s Educates Scholarship Program offered two levels of scholarship awards. The General Level scholarship encompasses 60 scholarships in the amounts of $5,000 or $1,500 each. The Greens for Grads Level scholarship includes three scholarships in the amount of $50,000 each.
Precious Mathis won one of the $50,000 scholarships.
She was told at the school in a surprise announcement on Monday, April 20.
