The North Cobb Rotary Club has once again adopted a rising eighth grade student from a middle school in north Cobb, who can benefit from helping hands. Through the Cobb Schools Foundation and their partnership with REACH Georgia, up to eight students from any Cobb County middle school may qualify to receive a scholarship that will provide them with a sizeable scholarship towards their post-secondary education.

For every $4,000 raised through the Cobb Schools Foundation, REACH Georgia will provide matching funds in the amount of $6,000, for a total of a $10,000 scholarship. This opportunity is provided as a needs-based scholarship, requiring good behavior, good grades, and having a coachable attitude.

2021/22 North Cobb Rotary President, Joe Stockman shared that, “our rotary club is excited to support a scholarship that essentially more than doubles itself by the time the student is graduating. No other investment has ever seen earnings like that, but more importantly we are thrilled to invest in students who are attending schools that our members are near and volunteer with.”

The student selected this year attends Pine Mountain Middle School, where the North Cobb Rotary recently volunteered for an outdoor service project that provided a refresh to the Jack Hensley Memorial Garden.

Principal David Nelson is looking forward to celebrating the 2022/23 REACH Student in an upcoming ceremony to be held at Pine Mountain Middle School.

If you would like to learn more about the REACH Scholar Program, check it out here.