Eight outstanding Cobb seniors were named among just 800 nationwide award winners under the National Achievement Scholarship Program! The program is designed to recognize academically promising Black students throughout the U.S. and to provide scholarships to the most outstanding participants.

Emma I. Edoga – South Cobb High School – Probable career field: Pediatrics
- National Achievement $2,500 Scholarship

Avery W. Brown – Wheeler High School - Probable career field: Business
- National Achievement – The UPS Foundation Scholarship

Oluwatobi J. Akindoju – Wheeler High School – Probable career field: Medicine
- National Achievement $2,500 Scholarship

Jonathan O. Ebhogiaye – Walton High School – Probable career field: Economics
- NNational Achievement $2,500 Scholarship

Amari J. El-Amin – Wheeler High School – Probable career field: Environmental science/law
- National Achievement $2,500 Scholarship

Kamaria A. Laing – Walton High School - Probable career field: Law
- National Achievement $2,500 Scholarship

Nicole M. Mwaura – Hillgrove High School – Probable career field: Law
- National Achievement $2,500 Scholarship

Brandon J. Walker – Campbell High School – Probable career field: Finance
- National Achievement $2,500 Scholarship

The National Achievement Scholarship Program is a privately financed academic competition established in 1964 specifically to honor scholastically talented Black American youth and to provide scholarships to a substantial number of the most outstanding participants in each annual competition. By the conclusion of the 2012 program, marking the 48th annual
competition, about 31,800 participants will have received scholarships for undergraduate study worth more than $100 million. The program is conducted by National Merit Scholarship Corporation, a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance. For additional information, visit www.nationalmerit.org.