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A McAllen Independent School District student is one of 17 across the country and Africa selected to be a part of the Bezos Scholars Program.

A McAllen Independent School District student is one of 17 across the country and Africa selected to be a part of the Bezos Scholars Program.

Breanna Wollman is the first person in her family to go to high school, but that’s not the only ‘first’ she’s accomplished so far.

Josphat Loukot When Josphat Loukot was nine-years-old, his parents separated. Unable to cope with the harsh situation he found himself in, coupled with the harsh Baringo County terrain, the young boy fled to the streets for refuge. Unfortunately, his move ended with him subsisting on leftovers, lunch offers and petty theft. Despite the unfortunate turn of events, Loukot retained his interest in acquiring an education.   To actualise his dream, Josphat left the streets under the patronage of Full Gospel Churches of Kenya in Noiwet. Soon after, he joined Noiwet Primary School in 2004 under g...

Edmonds-Woodway student, teacher selected for 2021 Bezos Scholars program Posted: May 6, 2021 Owen Lee Edmonds-Woodway High School student Owen Lee and educator Nick Wellington have been selected for the 2021 cohort of the Bezos Scholars program. The Bezos Family Foundation launched the Scholars program in 2005 to provide young people a platform to design solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing their communities. Lee is passionate about climate justice and mutual aid, and hopes to use this opportunity as a Bezos Scholar to fight some of the root causes of food insecurity in...