M-DCPS HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS TO RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS FROM
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Scholarship winners to be honored at the 17th Annual Salute to Education
Scholarship Awards Luncheon at the Graham Center at FIU on June 11th

MIAMI – One hundred and forty senior high school college scholarship recipients will be honored and recognized at the 17th Annual Salute to Education Scholarship Awards Luncheon on Saturday, June 11th at the Graham Center Ballroom at Florida International University from noon to 3:00 pm. Students applied in one of four main categories, including: Athletics, Arts (Language Arts/Foreign Language & Performing/Visual Arts), Leadership/Service and Sciences (Mathematics/Computer Science & Natural Science). A Scholarship Committee comprised of community, civic and educational leaders then judged the applications and selected 70 winners from Miami-Dade County and another 70 winners from Broward County. Each of the 140 scholarship winners will also be receiving a brand new laptop computer.

Salute to Education, Inc., a scholarship program created and funded by the South Florida Ford and Lincoln car dealers and Ford Motor Company, has awarded more than $3.5 million in scholarships to more than 3,400 deserving public and private high school seniors in both Miami-Dade and Broward Counties since it was established in 1994. 

Salute to Education, Inc. is a non-profit organization funded through dealership contributions and corporate support from Ford Division, Lincoln Division, Ford Credit and Ford Customer Service Division. Community volunteer participation has been an integral part of the campaign's success.

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