29-03-2025
EBR schools, local judge reward students for good grades
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) – There's no doubt that getting a scholarship as a prize for good grades is exciting, but do you know what makes that even better? Getting a free school juniors and seniors were all smiles as names were called out to win scholarships, chrome books, and even a Chevrolet such a big celebration of these students' success is a tradition going strong for more than a decade at the Baton Rouge River of the men who got it all started is a judge here in Wilson Fields with the First Circuit Court of Appeals says, 'We want to bring some excitement to those students who are achieving academically,' said First Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Wilson Fields. 'All of the students in here have a 3.0 or above cumulative G.P.A. We want to display our state colleges and universities to them, to keep the best and brightest in Louisiana.'Every state college participated, rewarding students with about $700,000 in scholarships in total. 'One student will win a car, thanks to our sponsor Gerry Lane, and some students are going to get Chromebooks from our sponsor Cox Communications,' Fields mentioned.
Fields believes these are all excellent extra motivators to get good grades.
The event is getting even more support nowadays and is sponsored by the Mayor-President's office and CareSouth Health Services.
EBR schools, local judge reward students for good grades
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