Class of 2024 Earns More Than $5 Million in Scholarships

The 32 graduates of Westchester Country Day School's Class of 2024 achieved 100 percent college acceptance and were offered more than $5 million in scholarships. WCDS congratulates the recipients of these awards.

The University of Alabama Competitive Admissions Scholarship
Katie Grace Lavelle

American University Dean’s Scholarship
Ben Daniel

American University Presidential Scholarship
Mallory Atkinson

Appalachian State University Appalachian Excellence Scholarship
Riley Yanez

Averett University Presidential Scholarship
Jalen Umstead

Bard College Scholarship
Joshua Bayne and Jalen Umstead

Berklee College of Music Merit Scholarship
Liv Mueller

Carolina University Athletic Scholarship
MJ Edwards

Catawba College Deans Scholarship and Opportunities in Education Scholarship
Morgan Elliott

Centre College Faculty Scholarship
Jalen Umstead

Christopher Newport University Commonwealth Scholarship
MJ Edwards

Christopher Newport University Out-of-State Scholarship
MJ Edwards and Benedict Van Dessel

Clemson University Academic Merit Scholarship
Davis Beck

Columbia College Chicago Dean’s Scholarship and Faculty Recognition Award
Liv Mueller

Cornell College Merit Scholarship
Jalen Umstead

Dean College Oliver Dean Honors Scholarship
MJ Edwards

Drexel University Dean’s Scholarship
Liv Mueller

Elon University Presidential Scholarship
Emilie Carey, Hannah Melgar and Jaden Richardson

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Presidential Scholarship
Ben Daniel

Emerson College Trustees Scholarship
Mallory Atkinson

Furman University Bell Tower Scholarship
Covington Hauser and Jalen Umstead

The Gates Scholarship
Riley Yanez

The George Washington University Presidential Academic Scholarship
Mallory Atkinson and Ben Daniel

The University of Georgia Classic Scholarship
Mallory Atkinson

Greensboro College Trustees Scholarship
Hannah Melgar

Guilford College Eugene H. Thompson Scholarship
Charlie Blair

Guilford College J. Floyd Moore Scholarship
MJ Edwards

Guilford College Nathan Hunt Scholarship
Hannah Melgar

High Point University Health Science Fellows Award
Emilie Carey

High Point University Presidential Fellowship
Joshua Bayne, Emilie Carey, Covington Hauser and Jalen Umstead

High Point University Presidential Scholarship
Morgan Elliott, Hannah Melgar, Aleeza Iqbal, Benedict Van Dessel

High Point University Scholarship
MJ Edwards

Johnson & Wales University Academic Achievement Award, Academic Excellence Award, and Presidential Academic Scholarship
MJ Edwards and Benedict Van Dessel

Johnson & Wales University Wildcat Grant
Benedict Van Dessel

Lenoir-Rhyne University Broyhill Leaders Scholarship and University Scholars Award
Charlie Blair

University of Lynchburg Hopwood Scholarship
MJ Edwards

The Mary and Elliott Wood Foundation Scholarship
Mallory Atkinson, Maggie O’Keeffe and Isabella Reid

University of Massachusetts - Amherst Chancellor’s Scholarship
Ava Klein

Mercer University Merit Scholarship
Benedict Van Dessel

The Nido Qubein Associates Scholarship
MJ Edwards

North Carolina Odyssey of the Mind Lester and Athelene Carter Memorial Scholarship
Mallory Atkinson

University of North Carolina Asheville Merit Scholarship and Athletic Scholarship
Tony Lopez

University of North Carolina Charlotte Chancellor’s Scholarship
Davis Beck and Jaden Richardson

University of North Carolina Charlotte Honors College Scholarship
Emilie Carey and Jaden Richardson

University of North Carolina Charlotte University Transition Opportunities Program Scholarship
Jaden Richardson

University of North Carolina Greensboro Blue and Gold Merit Scholarship
Joshua Bayne

North Carolina State University Park Finalist Scholarship
Isabella Reid

University of North Carolina Wilmington Distinguished Merit Scholarship
Emilie Carey

Northeastern University National Recognition Program Scholarship
Mallory Atkinson

Oberlin College Commitment Scholarship and John Frederick Oberlin Scholarship
Jalen Umstead

Old Dominion University Merit Scholarship
Benedict Van Dessel

Piedmont Triad Football Club Senior Scholarship
Benedict Van Dessel

Queens University of Charlotte Merit Scholarship
Morgan Elliott

Rider University Presidential Scholarship
Liv Mueller

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Merit Scholarship
Ben Hunsberger

University of South Carolina Academic Scholar - Distinction Award
Abby Keever

The University of the South Ecce Quam Bonum Award
Benedict Van Dessel

University of Tennessee Knoxville Volunteer Scholarship
Abby Keever, Ava Klein and Abby Williamson

Virginia Wesleyan University Scholarship
Benedict Van Dessel

Wofford College Merit Scholarship
Jalen Umstead

Wofford College Old Main Scholarship
Abby Keever and Katherine Walter