Autumn McDaniel Receives Scholarship

Pittsville High School student, Autumn McDaniel, was one of six students selected nationally from a pool of 180 nominees, for a full scholarship to spend 8 weeks in Argentina this summer. Autumn will be living with a host family and will be immersed in daily life. Argentina is in the southern hemisphere, so she’ll get to experience their winter break and also attend school when it’s in session. Throughout the two months Autumn is in Argentina, she will become familiar with the various layers of culture in Argentina and improve her Spanish skills. Autumn’s application really showed her skills of openness, resilience and flexibility. She is working on her Global Scholars credential at PHS and has organized a shoe drive to collect hundreds of pairs of shoes to donate. Autumn earned this scholarship through years of dedication and hard work.