Fayetteville High School Student Named 2025 Coca-Cola Scholar

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Fayetteville High School student named 2025 Coca-Cola Scholar
Nation’s premiere scholarship program awards $20,000 for college

SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, FEB. 18, 2025 – Katherine (Kate) Hinton, an exceptional senior at Fayetteville High School, has been recognized as one of the country’s most outstanding high school leaders by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation and has been awarded a $20,000 college scholarship. Hinton plans to attend the University of Arkansas. She is the daughter of Thomas and Emily Hinton and resides in Fayetteville.

As a member of the 37th class of Coca-Cola Scholars, Hinton not only exemplifies superior leadership, service, and academics – she is a change agent, positively affecting others in the community. She is one of 150 selected from 105,000+ applicants from across the country to receive this scholarship.

Coca-Cola Scholars will attend Coca-Cola Scholars Weekend in Atlanta April 3-6, 2025, where they will be the guests of honor at the 37th annual Coca-Cola Scholars Banquet and participate in the Coca-Cola Scholars Leadership Development Institute facilitated by program alumni. Collectively, the Coca Cola Scholars Foundation will award $3.1 million in college scholarships to these outstanding young leaders.

The Coca-Cola Scholars Program is a collaborative initiative involving Coca-Cola bottlers across the country, including the local bottler Ozarks Coca-Cola in Springfield, Missouri, and The Coca-Cola Company. It is the largest corporate-sponsored, achievement-based scholarship program in the United States. With the addition of the 2025 class, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation will have awarded scholarships to
more than 7,050 Coke Scholars nationwide, totaling over $87 million in scholarships over the past 37 years.

“We believe that identifying these young leaders throughout the country and encouraging their passion for serving others not only empowers the students, but also lifts up those around them.” said Jane Hale Hopkins, President of the Foundation. “The Coca-Cola system is dedicated to giving back to the communities they serve, and the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation is proud to be a part of that commitment.”

In addition to receiving college scholarships, those students selected as Coca-Cola Scholars will be welcomed into a vibrant and growing community of alumni that has become a powerful force for positive change in the world. Through networking, collaborations, and friendships, the group strives to make a greater impact together. Recent initiatives include a podcast called The SIP (The Coke Scholars Ignite Podcast) and the ninth year of a coaching program that partners seasoned alumni with first-year Scholars as they transition to college. Every 5 years, all alumni are invited to a Coca-Cola Scholars Leadership Summit.

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The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation celebrates and empowers visionary leaders who are refreshing the world. With its 37th class of Coca-Cola Scholars, the Foundation has provided more than $87 million in scholarships to over 7,050 program alumni who together have become a powerful force for positive change. Learn more at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org.

About Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company
Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company is a fourth-generation, family-owned bottler operating in Missouri for 105 years. Founded by the Rice family in 1920, Coca-Cola and Dr Pepper products are manufactured in Springfield, with sales and distribution branches in Springfield, Bolivar, Joplin, Rolla, West Plains, and Northwest Arkansas. The company distributes over 650 Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper products across Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma and employs more than 850 associates. More information about Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company is available at  www.cocacolaozarks.com.

High School Seniors: Be a Coca-Cola Scholar!

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We’re giving $20,000 college scholarships to 150 change agents across the country.

Since its inception, the Coca-Cola Scholars Program has awarded more than 6,600 students with over $78 million total in scholarships. These eminent learners and leaders make up the ranks of Coke Scholars, with 150 graduating high school seniors selected to join their number each year. Think you have what it takes?

For over 30 years, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has annually selected candidates to become Coke Scholars based on three criteria:

  • Academic excellence
  • Extracurricular engagement
  • Proactive service

If you think you sufficiently embody these three core values, and you want your chance at a $20,000 scholarship to the college or university of your choice, then Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company encourages you to visit Cokeurl.com/Scholarships to check out the requirements to apply.

Being a Coca-Cola Scholar means more than just high praise and a scholarship check, though. As a Coca-Cola Scholar, you’ll be invited to participate in a leadership development curriculum specifically designed to educate young professionals like yourself. You’ll also be welcomed into the vibrant and ever-growing family of Coca-Cola Scholars alumni. They’ll be available as both mentors and examples of the ways that you, as a Coke Scholar, can refresh the world around you. Become a force for positive change in the future. Apply at Cokeurl.com/Apply2022 for your chance to join the 35th class of Coca-Cola Scholars.

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College-Bound Seniors: 2021 Scholarship Applications Are Open!

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Are you the total academic package? Great grades, president of all the clubs, and a community-minded champion? If so, Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company encourages you to apply for the $20,000 Coca-Cola Scholars program no later than October 31, 2020.

For more than 30 years, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has distributed annual scholarship awards to students based on their academic performance, extracurricular activities, and service work. Once again in 2021, there will be 150 outstanding students selected for prestigious recognition and an accompanying $20,000 scholarship to the College or University of their choice.

We’re very proud to say that our own Ozarks region has consistently produced Coca-Cola Scholars over the years, including Sojas Wagle from Springdale and Fayetteville’s Zhiwen Xu in 2019, as well as Priya Thelapurath, a 2020 awardee from Bentonville. If you have a strong academic, extracurricular, and service history and want a chance at $20,000 for college, visit the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation to check out the requirements and fill out your application.

Good luck from your home team at Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company!

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The Ozarks is home to TWO 2018 Coca-Cola Scholars!

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Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company is proud to announce that the 2018 Coca-Cola Scholars Class of 2018 includes two Arkansas students from our Ozarks regional distribution area. Pablo Manon attends Har-Ber High School in Springdale, and Ty West is a student at Fayetteville Senior High School. The two were part of a select group of 150 seniors from across the country, narrowed down from nearly 140,000 initial entries. The Scholars are selected for their outstanding academic, extracurricular, and service experience.

Opportunity to Excel

The title of Coca-Cola Scholar carries with it a $20,000 scholarship to the student’s institution of choice. It also connects them with thousands of past Coca-Cola Scholars who are renewing our world as leaders in medicine, government, education, business, and even the bright lights of Broadway theaters.

Congratulations to Pablo and Ty, and a Coca-Cola toast to your past and future accomplishments!

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Fayetteville Senior High School student Ty West is a 2018 Coca-Cola Scholar.
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Springdale Senior Pablo Manon was profiled as one of the 2018 Coca-Cola Scholars in this video.