Williamsburg Technical College Upward Bound students participating in the scholar's bowl competition included: (front row from left: Carissa Weddle, a senior at Kingstree Senior High from Kingstree; India Wilson, a senior at Kingstree Senior High from Kingstree; Karen Matthews,  a senior at C. E. Murray High School from Greeleyville; (second row from left) Kierra Jones, a senior at C. E. Murray High School from Lane; Brandon McFadden, a junior at Kingstree Senior High from Kingstree; and Marcus Rush, a senior at C. E. Murray High School from Kingstree.  Not pictured: Lake City resident Danny Bryant, team coach and math instructor at C. E. Murray High School; Kashin McElveen, a senior at C. E. Murray High from Salters; and Ashley McClary, a senior at C. E. Murray High from Salters.

Williamsburg Technical College Upward Bound Students Win Scholars’ Bowl

Students in the Williamsburg Technical College Upward Bound program recently won the 2008 South Carolina Council of Educational Opportunity Programs Personnel (SCCEOPP) Scholars’ Bowl competition against 10 other colleges in the state.  The competition was held at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in Conway.  In April the team will travel to Atlanta, GA, to compete for the regional title.

Upward Bound participants are recruited each year from the Williamsburg County district high schools. To qualify for inclusion in the program, all participants must be first-generation potential college graduates; they must be in grades nine-12; they must be age 14-19; and they must exhibit an academic need and meet the economic guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Education. All participants are exposed to various cultures and institutions of higher education through out-of-state field trips and college tours.

For further information on the Upward Bound program, call 843.355.4175.