ATLAS MINISTRY ANNOUNCES THE 2016 HOPE and CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

ATLAS MINISTRY ANNOUNCES THE 2016

HOPE and CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

 

HOPE/CLC Director with Senior Lindsey Ellis from Nathanael Greene Academy

ATLAS Ministry is pleased to announce the recipients of scholarships for HOPE and the Christian Learning Center. The awards were announced at the Honors Night programs at Greene County High school on Thursday, May 12, and at Nathanael Greene Academy on Monday, May 16. The winners were selected from among a strong group of candidates at both schools. Each $1000 scholarship goes to a student who has successfully completed either a HOPE or a Christian Learning Center class during high school.

The HOPE Scholarship – Miss Tionna Thornton, Greene County High School

Tionna plans to major in nursing with a concentration in Women’s Studies to pursue her career as a Neonatal/OBGYN Nurse Practitioner. She has been accepted at GA Southern University, Augusta University, and GA State University; however, her dream is to go to Spelman College. Tionna is a strong leader, having held leadership positions in several student organizations as well as serving as vice-president of her senior class. She also excels academically, ranking among the top five in her graduating class.

Tionna remembers her HOPE class, describing it as “uplifting.” She says that she likes helping people get things done to be successful. On her own, she mentored a group of girls at Greensboro Elementary and enjoyed seeing them transition to middle school. She says that hard work is teaching her responsibility and that she has learned to prioritize her time.

The Christian Learning Center (CLC) Scholarship – Miss Lindsey Ellis, Nathanael Greene Academy

Lindsey hopes to attend college to major in Early Childhood Education. She has demonstrated exceptional leadership in her diverse array of activities from student clubs and church to athletics and acting. She played the lead role in One-Act Play and twice won state champion; she also received the all-state outstanding performer award and was the literary duo-interpretation state champion. She was a class officer from 9^th grade through 12^th, serving as president in her senior year. She excels academically, ranking among the top five in her class.

In her essay about the CLC class, Lindsey discussed the difficulties of being a Christian teenager in today’s world and said that this class had strengthened her ability to have faith in all situations and that teenagers do not have to conform to the patterns of the world but “can set a new standard full of positivity and good influences.”