Wiggins awarded ‘Cap & Gown’ scholarship
Published 9:49 am Tuesday, October 4, 2016
MURFREESBORO – Desiree Wiggins was the first recipient of the “Cap and Gown” scholarship that was awarded on Aug. 13 at Mount Sinai Church of God, Inc. (MSCOG) in Murfreesboro.
Individuals involved in the “Cap and Gown” scholarship program held in Murfreesboro are shown here in these two photos.
The amount of the scholarship award is based on donations and monies collected at the actual event. Wiggins was awarded $1,000. She is a 2016 graduate of Hertford County High School and she is currently a student at North Carolina Central University in Durham, majoring in Political Science.
Wiggins is a Hertford County resident and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wiggins.
Applicants had to write a 200-word essay explaining why they were the best candidate to receive this scholarship. It had to be in Times New Roman script, 12 point font and double spaced. Entries were judges on content, grammar/ spelling community involvement, accomplishments, format and neatness. Each category could receive a score 1-5 from each judge with 5 being the highest. The judge’s scores were then tallied to determine which applicant had the highest score.
Grace Bible College Chancellor and President also completed a graduation ceremony and recognized past and current students of the college.
Special thanks to the committee Christine Stephenson-Chairperson, Dr. Cathy James (Vice-President of Grace Bible College on the North Carolina campuses), Elder Party Ann Smith, Minister Shirley Harmon, Demetra Lassiter, Wendy Futrell and Kierra Jones).
Individuals involved in the “Cap and Gown” scholarship program held in Murfreesboro are shown here in these two photos.
Special recognition was given to Overseer Arthur Clark, First Lady Flora Clark (pastor and first lady of MSCOG), Drs. Robert and Teresa Sutherlin, PhDs (Chancellor and president of Grace Bible College, Saluda, Virginia) and guest speakers, District Court Judge of Judicial District #6, Vershenia Moody (program guest), JaKaylah Powell, a 4th grader at Norfolk Public Schools (read a poem written by her grandmother, Christine Stephenson –“Martin Luther King Had A Dream; I Still Have A Dream”), Pastor Anthony Rawlings (Master of Ceremony), Voices of Praise of MSCOG, musicians, food committee, ushers, greeters, Reset’s Fine Foods, Halifax (donation of food) and family, friends, elected officials, churches and all others that attended.
Many in attendance wore their cap and gowns to represent their colleges and year of their graduation.
Certificates of appreciation and participation were awarded to all program participants.
The “Cap and Gown” committee does plan to make this an annual event and once again thanks everyone for whatever part they made in making this event a success.