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The Robert and Janice McNair Educational Foundation recently announced the recipients of the 2025 ROPE (Reaching for One's Potential for Excellence) Award. 46 seniors from Chase High School, 53 seniors from East Rutherford High School, and 67 seniors from R-S Central High School were selected to receive the ROPE Award this year, receiving a total of $1,328,000.
The ROPE Award is given annually to students who have taken challenging classes, made good grades, served the community, demonstrated upstanding character at school and in the community, and overcome obstacles to reach for their potential. ROPE Award recipients are selected by the ROPE Award Teacher Advisory Council consisting of teachers from the high school and feeder middle and elementary schools. "The beauty of the ROPE Award is that it is not limited and students aren't competing with each other," said executive director and main banquet speaker Monica Lee. "Students only compete with themselves, challenging themselves to make the grades, take the right classes, do well on college entrance exams and provide service to their community."
To be eligible to apply for the ROPE Award, students must maintain a 3.0 weighted grade point average (GPA), meet the University of North Carolina system's admissions requirements, make at least a 1080 on the SAT or 19 on the ACT, or take a combination of the tests 2 times. They must also provide a minimum of 100 service learning hours to the community. Students can begin working towards the eligibility requirements the summer prior to their freshman year in high school.
In addition to being recognized at the celebration and receiving a certificate, ROPE Award recipients are also eligible for financial aid of up to $8,000 for up to four years of postsecondary education.
The 2025 ROPE Award recipients are: Maytlin Bailey, Lillian Beheler, Oakley Beichner, Niran Bharathae-Lane, Riley-Blair Bradley, Kinsley Caldwell, Payton Cobb, Caleb Cox, Randall Dunn, William Dupree, Justin Early, Logan Edgerton, Maddox Elliot, Maritza Fernandez, Sheysa Flores Torres, Alan Fongemie, Noah Forbes, Jordyn Garrett, Jace Gibbon, Sam Gosnell, William Harper, Madelyn Hasty, Yareni Hernandez-Rivera, Balsam Higgins, Addison Hill, Hallie Hill, Reagan Holley, Kayla Ilges, Audrey James, Daniel Lane, Skye Lockridge, Hunter Lowery, Jake Lyles, Carlos Macias, Hallee Mathis, Chloe McEntyre, Karlen McEntyre, Laraya Miller, Alexis Nanney, Alyssa Nanney, Autry Norris, Connor Olivares, Tonian Peart, Kaine Powell, Katie Powell, Lily Price, Cullen Pruett, Imelia Roach, Cindy Rosas-Chavez, Madi Ross, Emma Selman, Natalie Shearer, Tamiyah Shehan, Landon Sims, Jurnee Singleton, Hayden Snethen, Harlee Southerland, Sadie Southerland, Aniyah Tate, Haley Tate, William Thomas, Grant Watson, Cameron Whitener, Emily Wieczorek, Andrew Yelton, Luke Young, Cameron Zaffuto, Claire Alcorn, Kylie Alexander, Landon Barnes, Myra Beaver, Makenzie Bryant, Jackson Byers, Carrie Cogdill, Tamia Dewberry, Sarah Dobbins, Sullivan Edwards, Savannah Finucan, Zachary Frashier, Anastyn Galloway, Edith Garcia-Perez, Hayden Godfrey, Emily Hill, Montana Honeycutt, Jorja Hoyle, Gavin Hughes, Justin Jones, Faith Lattimore, Katherine Lawson, Cameron Lowery, Debora Magana Herrera, Brannon Marks, Brianna Marks, Austin Mathis, Deacon Mayse, Jessie McDaniel, Anthony Mech, Austin Newton, Jose Onesto, Micah Owens, Vionica Padgett, Alexis Phillips, Shane Phillips, Faith Porter, Benjamin Roach, Logan Roberson, Braxton Smith, Mckiah Splawn, Caleb Vallecillo, Tanner Wall, Taylor Waters, Sadie White, William Wilson, Mariah Adkins, Christopher Aguilar Diaz, Kaden Baker, Caitlyn Bowen, Christeona Boykins, Drew Brooks, Mechiah Brown, Tucker Bumgarner, Wesley Butler, Roberto Castellon, McKinley Clark, Kevin Cobb, Colby Condrey, Conley Costner, Jakari Davis, Kenslee Dobbins, Presley Drum, Jazmin Ferrer Ferreyra, Valeria Garcia, Landy Goolsby, Amani Hardy, Ashanti Hardy, Jacob Holland, Cole Hooper, Addison Huntley, Brook Jarrell, & Trevor Jenkins.
