Sunshine State Scholar
Kent Hosford named Sunshine State
Scholar for Liberty Co. School District
BRISTOL – Kent Hosford was named the Sunshine State Scholar for the Liberty County School District for the 2022-2023 school year. He was given this honor and represented our district at an award ceremony in Orlando in April. The award is sponsored and selected by the Florida Department of Education.
He was recognized in the regular Liberty County School Board meeting in May.
About the Sunshine State Scholar program:
Each of Florida’s school districts selects their top 11th grade students in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM). Each scholar, along with their parents, will travel to Orlando for an extraordinary program designed to bring together scholars from around the state, connect them with employers that specialize in the STEM fields, and create a networking opportunity between the scholars and schools from Florida’s College and State University System.
The two-day program honors each scholar for their significant academic accomplishments and celebrates the potential they represent for our communities and state. In addition to the honor the scholars receive from the Commissioner of Education, the Senior Chancellor and representatives from Florida’s colleges and universities meet with the students to discuss higher education opportunities available to them in Florida. This includes workshops for college applications and informational sessions on college funding for students and their parents!
The 2022-2023 Sunshine State Scholars program was held April 13 – April 15 in Orlando.
