HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — An Horry County student is headed to the University of Chicago, all expenses paid, after being named one of just 300 Gates Scholars nationwide.
Cole LaPoint is set to graduate from St. James High School with a 5.39 GPA next week. The scholarship, from the foundation founded by Bill and Melinda Gates, gives opportunities to students from low-income households.
LaPoint described the moment he got word he’d been selected out of 61, 000 applicants and could go to the college of his dreams…