Junior awarded prestigious scholarship, looks to future in politics
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Junior Grace Ramsey was awarded the Richard Green Scholarship and will begin her internship with the city in the fall.
Each year one hardworking student is picked to receive a prestigious award. This scholarship isn’t like the run of the mill “here’s the money have a good life” scholarship; this award, sponsored by Richard Greene a previous Mayor of Arlington, comes with an internship within the city’s infrastructure, and $10,000 toward the student’s college education. Each of the AISD high schools have one recipient a year, and this year junior Grace Ramsey was selected from Arlington High’s applicants.
“I applied because I really want to go into public service when I get older,” Ramsey said. “All of the different ways I can serve Arlington through the different internships really interested me.”
After graduation, Ramsey plans to major in economics and minor in political science and government in college. Ultimately, she wants to be a congresswoman and serve on the budget and finance committee.
Grace is the kind of person that could probably do anything she sets her mind to.
— Jonni Davis
“I’m trying to get into Harvard,” she said. “This [scholarship] will also look good on my resume, and since I am looking at an Ivy, those are not cheap, the money itself will definitely help with college costs.”
In addition to being a scholar, Ramsey is very active in debate. This year, she came in as a national alternate in the recent congress competition.
“Grace is the kind of person that could probably do anything she sets her mind to,” Jonni Davis, debate sponsor, said. “I would imagine that when she gets into her late 30s, early 40s I wouldn’t be surprised to see her running for president.”
There are many things that the scholarship board takes into account during the application process. One aspect is time management as the scholarship’s internship may interfere with class schedule and homework time.
“I like to think I have very good time management skills,” Ramsey said. “I actually think there is no one attribute that makes someone qualified for something this important, no one deserves anything, everything is just the world being kind to you.”
So whether this was a stroke of luck or the effect of hard work and dedication, Ramsey is one step closer to achieving her dreams.
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