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March 12, 2008 -- Durham, N.C. -- Five North Carolina School of
Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) students were announced Tuesday as
Morehead-Cain Scholars for the Class of 2012 at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. With all of its 2008 finalists receiving the
scholarship, NCSSM has more Morehead-Cain Scholars this year than any other
high school.
The Morehead-Cain, one of the most competitive scholarships in the nation,
pays all expenses for four years of undergraduate study, summer enrichment
programs and a laptop computer, a value of around $80,000 for in-state
students. Since its first graduating class
in 1982, NCSSM has had 53 Morehead-Cain Scholars, including 12 in just the
past three years.
This year's winners were selected from more than 1,500 nominated high school
seniors, of which 140 were chosen as finalists. Seventy-nine students were
selected as Morehead-Cain Scholars this year -- 42 students are from North
Carolina. This year's NCSSM Morehead-Cain
Scholars represent cities and towns across North Carolina, from the mountains
to the Outer Banks.
This year's Class of 2012 Morehead-Cain Scholars from NCSSM are:
Jessica
Anderson, of
Durham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Anderson
Grayson
Cooper, of
Sylva, son of Mr. F and Ms. S. Cooper
Morgan
Skiperdene,
of Rodanthe, daughter of Ms. Sheila L. Collie
Kim
Vuong, of
Charlotte, daughter Mr. N. Vuong and Ms. K. Dang
Nancy
Yang, of
Greensboro, daughter of Dr. G. Yang and Mrs. L Han
For more information about the Morehead-Cain Scholarship, please visit www.moreheadcain.org
About
NCSSM:
NCSSM opened in 1980 and recruits statewide to educate academically talented
11th and 12th grade students who show promise of exceptional development
and/or special interest in science and mathematics. Students accepted to
NCSSM are required to live on the Durham campus at the historic site of the
former Watts Hospital. Approximately 650 juniors and seniors attend the
public high school, living in five residence halls on campus. In 2003, the
North Carolina Legislature approved a bill granting tuition costs for any UNC
system university to all graduates of NCSSM, starting with the class of 2004.
That bill was amended in 2005 to allow students to use additional tuition
monies awarded to cover costs of attendance. On July 1, 2007, NCSSM became
the 17th constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system.
Information about NCSSM is available by contacting local school guidance
counselors, science and mathematics teachers, principals or headmasters of
North Carolina secondary schools. If information is not available at a
student’s home school, please contact the NCSSM Admissions Office at
919-416-2600 or see the NCSSM Web site, www.ncssm.edu
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