Bald is beautiful: RCHS seniors earned $2.5 million in scholarships, deputy superintendent shaves head
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David Canine, deputy superintendent for the Richland Collegiate High School of Mathematics, Science and Engineering (RCHS), never imagined how cold air would feel on his bare head. He went bald Monday after he promised to shave his head if the RCHS class of 2008 applied for and received $1 million in scholarships to colleges or universities in Texas and across the United States. Those students took him seriously, and their cumulative scholarship total to date is $2.5 million.
“$2.5 million is so far beyond anything I could have imagined! That’s almost $20,000 per student,” says Canine.
RCHS, housed at Richland College, was first opened in the Fall of 2006 as unique program where 11th and 12th graders could complete their last two years of high school by taking college courses. Potentially, students could earn their high school diploma and their associate’s degree simultaneously. This spring, RCHS will graduate its first class of 129 seniors. Of those students, 122 received their associate’s degree earlier this month.
With the $2.5 million in tow, many of these students will be transferring to major colleges and universities, both in and out of state, with at least 60 credit hours from Richland.
“The scholarships, the school’s [TEA] “exemplary” rating, and the 122 Associate degrees the graduates earned demonstrate the quality of our students and success of the RCHS. More than half of the graduates earned a grade point average of “B” or better taking nothing but college courses. I am glad that the four-year universities recognized how hard our students worked to earn these grades and rewarded them for their efforts,” says Canine.
Applications for fall 2008 incoming juniors are now being accepted. For additional information, visit www.richlandcollege.edu/rchs or call 972-761-6888.
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