St. Cloud Students Beat the Odds

Nine St. Cloud area high school students won Beat the Odds Scholarships recently for overcoming tremendous personal adversity and long odds to succeed in school and life. Shown here at the Scholarship Banquet are Keisha Ferrin of St. Cloud Apollo High School, Angie Haeny of St. Cloud Tech High School, Jackie Hennen of St. Cloud Apollo High School, Michelle Morse of Sauk Rapids/Rice High School, Shadia Mohamud of St. Cloud Tech High School, Stephanie Osuji of St. Cloud Tech High School, Ashley Cofell of St. Cloud Cathedral High School, and Jesse Rudnitski of St. Cloud Tech High School. Not pictured is Anthony Williams of St. Cloud Tech High School.

The St. Cloud Beat the Odds Program is one of three held annually around the state. Each of the students plans to go on to college and will receive from $1,000 to $2,000 scholarships.