Reginald “Reggie” Mensah has earned a Dell Scholarship
Teachers and staff at Lake Highlands High are celebrating today after learning that Wildcat senior Reginald “Reggie” Mensah has earned a Dell Scholarship. Dell Scholars receive $20,000 – $5,000 per year – to help navigate the barriers of college and challenge themselves academically, even if they haven’t been stand out students based on traditional criteria like test scores and GPAs. The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation created the program in 2004 to support low-income, first-generation students and provide them with resources and mentoring to ensure they earn a degree.
Reggie is part of LHHS’ AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program, which helps students organize and encourages bright kids to try college prep courses they weren’t sure they could tackle. Matthew Morris, director of AVID at LHHS, says many AVID kids are first in their family to attempt college, and as they receive support from LHHS staff and lean on each other, they become a kind of second family.
In 2012, LHHS grad Stephanie Eyocko earned a Dell Scholarship to attend OU.
Reggie has several options but is leaning heavily toward the University of North Texas. Congratulations and best wishes.
