DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — There was no shortage of happy tears Wednesday, as the Scholar Athlete of the Year award was bestowed to one lucky student.
A $5,000 scholarship check was presented to Hannah Martinez Franco from Fort Dorchester High School in recognition of her hard work both as a student and as an athlete in Soccer and Volleyball. Franco holds an impressive 5.5 GPA and is top of her class.
“It’s pretty amazing. I wasn’t expecting to be number one in my class. When my councilors told me I was like, ‘are you serious?’ I know I got good grades but I didn’t know they were like that,” said Franco…