[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 170 (Friday, October 12, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING 2018 BARROW COUNTY REACH RECIPIENTS

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                           HON. JODY B. HICE

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 12, 2018

  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to 
congratulate Dylan Ceraso, Jeanna Presley, Alejandro Tovar-Villagomez, 
and Morgan Watkins for being selected as 2018 REACH Scholars for Barrow 
County, Georgia.
  Standing for ``Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen,'' this 
needs-based mentorship and college scholarship program provides 
opportunity for academically-promising students from their eighth grade 
year through high school. In addition to remaining in high academic 
standing, students are required to meet with a mentor and maintain good 
attendance. Upon graduation from high school and successful completion 
of the program, the student is awarded a $10,000 scholarship toward the 
cost of any HOPE-eligible institution in Georgia.
  These REACH Georgia scholars are our future. Georgia has made a 
commitment to awarding those in need who demonstrate a high level of 
merit--an investment that will increase our workforce and grow our 
economy. I'm proud that we take these steps to ensure a brighter future 
for our children, our state, and our Nation.
  Mr. Speaker, I expect great things from each of these special young 
scholars, and on behalf of Georgia's 10th Congressional District, I 
offer them my congratulations and wish them continued success.

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