GHS graduate receives Metropolitan Scholarship

HEATHER VESS

Heather Renea Vess of 150 Ballenger Road in Gaffney, has received a Metropolitan Scholarship from the University of South Carolina Upstate, where she plans to pursue a degree in biology with pre-medicine studies. A graduate of Gaffney High School, her high school achievements included: Outstanding Senior, Hall of Fame, All A's and B's, and Class Prophet. She is the daughter of Mark and Karen Vanderburg and Jimmy and Bobbie Vess.

Metropolitan Scholarships are $1,500 scholarships that are awarded annually to entering freshmen who meet the following criteria: present a minimum SAT I score of 1,100 or ACT score of 24, rank in top 10 percent of their high school class and minimum GPA of 3.25.

USC Upstate, a coeducational, public, comprehensive metropolitan institution, is located conveniently along the thriving economic I-85 corridor with campuses in Spartanburg and Greenville. As a senior comprehensive public institution of the University of South Carolina, the university's primary responsibilities are to offer baccalaureate education to the citizens of Upstate South Carolina and to offer selected master's degrees in response to regional demand.