Two Los Alamos Students Awarded Scholarships To Attend United World College-USA International High School

United World College-USA on State Rte 65 in Montezuma, near Las Vegas, N.M. Courtesy/Dan Rose

EDUCATION News:

MONTEZUMA – Los Alamos High School students Andrey Pavlenko and Grace Xie have received scholarships to continue their high school education at the United World College-USA in Montezuma.

Andrey Pavlenko

The son of Vitaly Pavlenko and Yulia Shevchenko of Los Alamos, Pavlenko recently completed his junior year.

 

 

 

 

Grace Xie

Xie is the daughter of Gary Xie and Amy Huiwen Hsu and recently completed her sophomore year.

They were among 60 U.S. students selected for the merit-based Davis Scholarships.

UWC is an international high school for 16- to 19-year-olds with 18 campuses worldwide whose mission is to unite cultures through education, thus creating a peaceful, sustainable world. UWC students represent up to 90 countries at some campuses; many come from conflict regions.

UWC offers the international baccalaureate, a two-year pre-university program that is the most widely recognized secondary school diploma in the world.

Applicants for Davis Scholarships must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and be either 16 or 17 years old on Sept. 1 of the year they intend to enroll.

Additional non-scholarship students may also be selected. These students will be offered partial or no financial support. Dec. 1 is the application deadline. To learn more about UWC-USA, visit www.uwc-usa.org.

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