Cape Girardeau Public Schools (CGPS) is pleased to announce that two former students have been awarded the rootEd Undergraduate Scholarship. Liliana Correa Salinas and Lupita Correa Salinas, both freshmen at the University of Missouri, will receive up to a total of $60,000 a piece to pursue their undergraduate degrees. The bilingual twins are first-generation college students. Liliana is majoring in mechanical engineering and Lupita is majoring in computer science.
“We, at CHS, are proud of these bright, hardworking young women. They are so deserving of this honor,” said Nacy Strothmann, Cape Central High’s College and Career Advisor. “We are also thankful to rootEd for giving them this opportunity.”
rootEd Alliance is a national philanthropic organization dedicated to ensuring students in rural communities graduate on a path to achieve career success and economic stability. rootEd scholarships are “last dollar,” which means they are intended to fill a student’s unmet financial needs based on their cost of attendance after other financial aid is considered. By helping students to graduate nearly debt-free, the program aims to increase college enrollment and completion for students in rural Missouri.
To learn more about the rootEd Undergraduate Scholarship and rootEd, please visit: https://sfstl.org/rooted-alliance-announces-scholarships-for-32-new-rural-graduates/
