Education

Viya Awards 2018 Scholarships For Two First-Year College Students In USVI

Viya last week announced that two USVI students were awarded 2018 Viya Scholarships for first-year college students in the territory. Viya Scholarships are awarded to two Virgin Islands high school seniors— one in each district-- who have already been accepted to a college or a university to pursue a degree in one of the following areas: science, technology, engineering, mathematics, business administration, accounting or related fields, according to the release. The winning student in each district is awarded a one-time $10,000 scholarship to be used for tuition only. Ajani Gordon of St. Croix and Varuna Mirchandani of St. Thomas were selected as the 2018 scholars. They were chosen from a total universe of 41 applicants from all three islands. Gordon is a 17-year-old honors graduate from the St. Croix Educational Complex High School, a member of the National Honor Society Ruth Beagles Chapter and the Mu Alpha Theta National Math Honor Society. In addition to excelling in the classroom...