WHAT’S NEWS IN CRANBERRY
TWO NORTH CATHOLIC
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
SELECTED AS 2019
NATIONAL MERIT
SEMIFINALISTS
Olivia Solverson and Anthony
Rivetti were both selected out of 1.6
million students across the country
who entered as juniors last year. They
were selected based on Preliminary SAT
scores, academic excellence, leadership,
community service and overall character.
Both students reside in Cranberry
Township.
The nationwide pool of semifinalists,
representing less than one percent of
U.S. high school seniors, includes the
highest scoring entrants in each state.
finalist level. In February, those students
will be notified of the designation.
Olivia Solverson and
Anthony Rivetti.
SECOND ANNUAL
GREAT BIRTHDAY BAKE
The number of semifinalists in a state is
proportional to the state’s percentage of
the national total of graduating seniors.
From the semifinalists, about 15,000
students are expected to advance to the
On Sunday, Nov. 11, DoubleTree
by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh-Cranberry
hosted the second annual Great Birthday
Bake, a kids baking competition to
support Beverly’s Birthdays.
There were 35 bakers gathered to
compete in five premier categories
and they were greeted by over 350
individuals from the community to taste
their way through the delicious cookie
extravaganza! After sampling the creative
and colorful creations, the guests and
judges casted votes for the winners.
FOUR SV SENIORS
ARE COCA-COLA
SCHOLARS PROGRAM
SEMIFINALISTS
Seneca Valley exceptional seniors
Victoria Beck, Jacob Geil, Ben Hess
and Rishin Sharma have been selected
as 2019 semifinalists in the Coca-Cola
Scholars Program.
They were chosen as four of the
1,896 semifinalists nationwide due
to their outstanding leadership,
academic achievements and dedication
to community service, which was
illustrated in their initial applications.
The students will continue through the
selection process with an opportunity
to receive a $20,000 scholarship. The
class of 2019 scholars will mark the 31st
consecutive year that the Coca-Cola
Scholars Foundation has awarded scholarships.
“As a premier scholarship provider, we recognize our
role in helping young people achieve their college goals,”
said Mark Davis, President. “The Coca-Cola Scholars
Foundation received over 95,000 applications this year, and
the semifinalists are truly some of the most accomplished
students in the country.”
The foundation, a joint effort of Coca-Cola bottlers
across America and The Coca‑Cola Company, is one of the
largest corporate-sponsored, achievement-based scholarship
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programs of its kind in the United States. The program
recognizes a diverse group of extraordinary high school
seniors who have demonstrated academic and civic
excellence in their schools and communities.
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation was created in
1986 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Coca‑Cola
and to establish a legacy for the education of tomorrow’s
leaders through college scholarships. To learn more about
the Coca-Cola scholarship program, visit
coca-colascholars.org.