In partnership with Florida Prepaid College Savings Plans, one graduating senior from the Martin County School District is awarded the Superintendent Scholarship each year, valued at approximately $8,000.
This year, Superintendent Michael Maine surprised South Fork High School senior Ja-Nice Dyall with this life-changing scholarship.
“Myself and the selection committee were blown away by Ja-Nice's determination to overcome the adversity and challenges she has faced in her life,” Superintendent Michael Maine shared. “To push past those obstacles and not only earn above a 5.0 weighted GPA, but also get accepted to her dream college, is nothing short of extraordinary.”
Ja-Nice plans to study product design at Florida Atlantic University.
Watch the emotional moment Ja-Nice learns she’s receiving the scholarship:
The Florida Prepaid Superintendent Scholarship will cover tuition and other specified fees for 60 lower-division semester credit hours at any of the 28 Florida public colleges. Although the Plan is designed to be used at a Florida College, the Plan can also be used at a State University and pro-rated accordingly. Plans can also be used at in-state, out-of-state, public, or private schools around the country; the value paid to other schools is the same as Florida Prepaid would have paid to a Florida school based on the student’s plan type. The student will have six years to use the plan.