UPDATED: Barren County student named 2024 Coca-Cola scholar

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Glasgow News 1

Updated as of 2:05 p.m. Mar. 2

Mollie Webb, a student at Barren County High School, has been named a 2024 Coca-Cola Scholar and will receive a $20,000 college scholarship.

Less than 1/6th of 1% of applicants were chosen to receive this extremely competitive award. One hundred fifty high school seniors were selected from an initial pool of 103,800+ applications from across the country based on their academic excellence, leadership, and service demonstrated in school and community activities as part of a 3-stage selection process. Webb is one of 150 selected from 103,800+ applicants from across the country to receive this scholarship.

Mollie Webb, an exceptional senior at Barren County High School in Glasgow, Kentucky, has been recognized as one of the country’s most outstanding high school leaders by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation and has been awarded a $20,000 college scholarship. As a member of the 36th class of Coca-Cola Scholars, Mollie not only exemplifies superior leadership, service, and academics – she is a change agent, positively affecting others in the community.

Coca-Cola Scholars will attend Coca-Cola Scholars Weekend in Atlanta April 25-28, 2024, where they will be the guests of honor at the 36th annual Coca-Cola Scholars Banquet and participate in the Coca-Cola Scholars Leadership Development Institute facilitated by program alumni. Collectively, the Coca Cola Scholars Foundation will award $3.1 million in college scholarships to these outstanding young leaders.

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Barren County High School senior Mollie Webb has been named a Regional Finalist for the 2024 class of the Coca-Cola Scholars Program, moving to the next round of the selection process to become a Coca-Cola Scholar and receive a $20,000 college scholarship.

A joint effort of Coca-Cola bottlers across the country and The Coca-Cola Company, the Coca-Cola Scholars Program is the largest corporate-sponsored, achievement-based scholarship program in the United States. With the addition of the 2024 class, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation will have provided more than 6,900 Coke Scholars nationwide with over $84 million in scholarships over the course of 36 years.

Mollie was among 1,514 Semifinalists who were selected from over 103,800 initial applicants and is now one of just 250 students who have moved to the final selection phase, regional interviews.

After these interviews are conducted in early February, 150 of the Regional Finalists will be designated as Coca-Cola Scholars and attend Coca-Cola Scholars Weekend in Atlanta April 25-28, 2024, where they will be the guests of honor at the 36th annual Coca-Cola Scholars Banquet and participate in the Coca-Cola Scholars Leadership Development Institute facilitated by program
alumni.

Collectively, the Coca Cola Scholars Foundation will award $3.1 million in college scholarships to these outstanding young leaders.

“We believe that identifying these young leaders throughout the country and encouraging their passion for serving others not only empowers the students, but also lifts up those around them.” said Jane Hale Hopkins, President of the Foundation. “The Coca-Cola system is dedicated to giving back to the communities they serve, and the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation is proud to be a part of that commitment.”