HOPE/TEXARKANA, Ark. – Sydnie Booker, a senior at Hope Collegiate Academy, has received the Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholarship.
The scholarship is the most academically rigorous scholarship program for graduating seniors in Arkansas.
"The Hope Collegiate Academy has helped me greatly improve my study skills and work ethic in school," Booker said in a news release. "My favorite thing about the collegiate academy is the friendly staff and teachers and the excellent environment for learning that the academy provides."
Only 64 students in 19 counties in Southwest Arkansas and just three in Hempstead County qualified for the scholarship. Students must score either a minimum composite score of 32 on the ACT or 1410 on the SAT and have a minimum 3.50 academic grade point average.
The scholarship pays tuition, mandatory fees and room and board up to $10,000 per year.
Sydnie plans to transfer to the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville to pursue a degree in nursing.