Nearly 50 students received a standing ovation for their accomplishments Monday morning at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship breakfast held at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Nearly 50 students received a standing ovation for their accomplishments Monday morning at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship breakfast held at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
“Lot of hard work that I’ve been through, a lot of the things my mentors have been teaching me, it’s all paid off. It’s like they’re passing down the torch to me,” said high school senior Jordan Ahmedei
As part of the 5,000 Role Models of Excellence Project, 47 Wilson Scholars in the Class of 2019 were awarded scholarships.
