Each year, the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA) awards college scholarships to neighborhood youth. This year, three outstanding young people will each receive $1,000 to support their college education thanks to the residents who paid LRCA membership dues and who gave donations to LRCA’s scholarship program.

Jade Charity is a student at Capital City Public Charter School. After participating in Tuskegee University’s AgDiscovery program, she developed an interest in agriculture and growing food locally. The research paper that she wrote as a part of this program earned her an invitation to an agriculture conference in Iowa where she presented her reserach to members of the industry. She will be attending Florida A & M University in the fall.

Zakia Faiza attends Theodore Roosevelt High School and has been named the Valedictorian of her class. She interned at the World Bank and they liked her so much, they kept her on as an employee during the school year. Zakia has an interest in criminology and the law. She will be attending Clark Atlanta University in the fall.

Noah White attends Benjamin Bannker High School. On the weekend, he is a volunteer instructor at Northeast Taekwondo where he teaches the young “Tiny Tigers” class. He speaks French and last year, he went on a European study abroad trip with his school. He will be attending University of Wisconsin-Madison in the fall where he hopes to study Biomedical Engineering.