The Muscogee County School District in conjunction with area private schools will host the 8th Annual National Signing Day for Scholars event for graduating seniors on Monday, April 24, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the Columbus State University Frank G. Lumpkin Center, which is located at 4225 University Avenue. Dr. Frank Brown, retired President of CSU, conceived this idea to honor students of Muscogee County who have excelled in the academic arena.

“In the process of celebrating athletics, we tend to overlook the accomplishments of our scholars who also receive scholarship offers,” Dr. Frank Brown noted.

The mission of the National Signing Day for Scholars Committee is to honor these quality seniors who have achieved academic excellence through academic scholarship awards and grants. Last spring, 176 area seniors earned approximately $13,100,000 in grants and scholarships. The Muscogee County School District and area private schools St. Anne-Pacelli, Brookstone, and Calvary Christian are partners who coordinate the annual scholarship event and requirements:

All offers must be awarded to Columbus students for academic achievement or academic success.
The awards must be from a post-secondary institution and on college/university letterhead, which include junior colleges and technical schools, ROTC scholarship, fine arts scholarships, and servant leadership scholarships.

No athletic scholarships, sorority/fraternity scholarships, civic scholarships, nor Hope scholarships are considered.