Crown Automotive Cool To Be Smart Winner Shay Hopkins

Friday, September 21, 2007 12:50 PM

Shay Hopkins a Grimsley High graduate, will arrive at Flagler College located in St. Augustine, FL in a brand new car, courtesy of Crown Automotive.

The hard work of Hopkins throughout high school earned her an invitation to the annual Crown Automotive Cool to Be Smart event, which gives qualifying Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate graduates a chance to win a new car, scholarships and laptop computers. Students received a key upon arrival for a chance to win a car of their choice.

Much to her surprise, Hopkins had the key that unlocked the door to a new car. She won her choice of a Honda Civic 2dr LX, Chevrolet Cobalt 2dr, Nissan Sentra, Nissan Versa, Chrysler PT Cruiser, Ford Ranger or a Dodge Avenger.

Thanks to the Visiting International Faculty program and Harris Teeter Neighborhood Markets, other winners included: $1,500 VIF Scholarship Winner: Nisha Verma; $2,500 Harris Teeter Scholarship Winners: Carlos Saravia, Jennifer Leaf, Colleen McNamara, Russell Trigonis and Sarah Barnwell and Harris Teeter Laptop Winners: Justin Crowder, Natasha Tinsley, Roxanne Neumann, William Cimino and Kyrsten Wicker.

To qualify for the event, a student must have either scored a three or higher on any five AP exams and had a mean score of three on all exams, scored a four or higher on any five IB exams or had a combination of five AP/IB scores at those levels.