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Local Student Wins $10,000 Scholarship
Catherine Robbs, a Junior Achievement (JA) student from Winston-Salem, N.C. has been awarded the 2003 Office Depot Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to top high school seniors who participated in a JA program. Catherine, a recent graduate from RJ Reynolds High School has been an active participant in the JA Company Program.
WINSTON-SALEM-AREA JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT RECEIVES $10,000 SCHOLARSHIP FROM OFFICE DEPOT
Special Check Presentation to Be Held at Office Depot Store in Winston-Salem on June 12
Winston-Salem, NC (PRWEB) June 10, 2003 -— Catherine Robbs, a Junior Achievement (JA) student from Winston-Salem, N.C. has been awarded the 2003 Office Depot Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to top high school seniors who participated in a JA program. Catherine, a recent graduate from RJ Reynolds High School has been an active participant in the JA Company Program.
A special check presentation recognizing Catherines achievement will be held at Office Depots retail store located at 7774 North Point Boulevard in Winston-Salem on Thursday, June 12 at 2:00 p.m. RJ Reynolds High School Principal Stan Elrod and Superintendent, Dr. Don Martin will join Office Depot executives and Junior Achievement Board Chair, Ben Barras at the event.
The Office Depot scholarship consists of a $10,000 award to students who have demonstrated superior academic achievement, leadership skills, and active participation in JA. The award may be used for education expenses at any accredited post-secondary educational institution for any field of study.
We are proud of our partnership with JA and happy to help provide educational support to outstanding students like Catherine," said Mike Kiernan, District Manager for Office Depots Winston-Salem region. We wish her the best of luck as she strives to further her educational goals and career aspirations."
This is the first year that Office Depot has offered these scholarships. The $10,000 award will be given to six students nationwide, one from each Office Depot region.
We are pleased to award this scholarship to Catherine," said David S. Chernow, president and CEO of Junior Achievement. It is outstanding JA students like her who are a shining example of how hard work and determination lead to success in a students educational career and later in life in their professional career."
We are very proud of Catherine and her accomplishments," said Ben Barras, Chairman of JA of Northwest North Carolina. This scholarship is a wonderful way to recognize her hard work throughout her academic career and I know she will continue to excel in college. We think that Catherine is an outstanding and inspirational representation of Junior Achievement ideals".
Catherine ranked in the top 1% of her class and was extremely active in school, including as a member of the Spanish Club and a Student Government representative. She volunteers in the community by serving as a camp counselor at a camp for underprivileged children and participates on the cheerleading team. Catherine will enroll at the University of North Carolina in the fall majoring in either English or Journalism.
I am grateful to Junior Achievement for allowing me the opportunity in high school to learn more about myself and my goals for the future through their project. Thank you to both JA and Office Depot for this scholarship which will enable me to pursue these goals by continuing my education in college," said Catherine.
- photo of Catherine Robbs is available upon request.)
About Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement is the world's largest and fastest-growing organization dedicated to educating young people about business, economics and free enterprise. Through age-appropriate curricula, JA programs begin at the elementary school level, teaching children how they can impact the world around them as individuals, workers and consumers. JA programs continue through the middle and high school grades, preparing students for additional key economic and workforce issues they will face in the future. Today JA reaches more than four million students through 150 offices nationwide and another two million students in more than 100 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.ja.org.
About Office Depot
No one sells more office products to more customers in more countries than Office Depot. The Company operates under the Office Depot, Viking Office Products, Viking Direct and 4Sure.com brand names. As of March 29, 2003, Office Depot operated 871 office supply superstores in the United States and Canada, in addition to a national business-to-business delivery network supported by 24 delivery centers, more than 60 local sales offices and 13 regional call centers. Furthermore, the Company sells products and services in 20 countries outside of the United States and Canada, including 38 office supply stores in France, one in Spain and 12 in Japan that are owned and operated by the Company; and 123 additional office supply stores under joint venture and licensing agreements operating under the Office Depot name in seven foreign countries.
The Company also operates an award-winning U.S. Office Depot brand web site at www.officedepot.com where customers can access Office Depots low competitive prices seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. The Company also operates more than 30 other web sites in the U.S. and 13 international countries including: Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Japan, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Office Depots common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP and is included in the S&P 500 Index.
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