Zoi Urban, a student at Ernest Righetti High School, has been named a Coca-Cola scholar, making her one of 150 students to earn the $20,000 scholarship—out of an applicant pool of 89,000.
Urban, who maintains a 4.4 GPA, hasn’t decided on a university yet, though according to a Santa Maria Joint Union High School District press release, she’s been admitted to a “slew” of colleges. She tutors kids through Fighting Back Santa Maria, helps with the Special Olympics, and is a member of the California Scholarship Federation and Key Club.
“It’s a dream come true,” Urban said of the scholarship in the press release. “It’s an amazing feeling to have this opportunity and to have my accomplishments recognized.”
This article appears in Mar 23-30, 2017.