Published July 04. 2024 08:26AM
Alexa Rosario, a 2024 graduate of Parkland High School and Lehigh Career and Technical Institute student, is one of 11 in the entire nation to win a $20,000 college scholarship in the Kentucky Fried Chicken annual scholarship competition.
Rosario has “early leave” from the high school so that she can work in the afternoons at Kentucky Fried Chicken, Whitehall, according to the news release.
Her store manager encouraged her to apply for the national scholarship and her creative video essay about what kind of food item on the menu she most associated with and why has won her the college scholarship.
Stephanie Barto, school to career coordinator at Lehigh Career and Technical Institute, offered the following comment to The Pres.
“Alexa’s manager Jamie, was also a co-op student at KFC when she was in high school,” Barto said. “KFC has been a proud partner of the LCTI School to Work department for over 15 years.
“We thank KFC Whitehall, Macarthur Road for their outstanding support of our students.”
PRESS PHOTOS COURTESY PSD Alexa Rosario, with her award May 2 announcing she is a KFC Foundation Scholarship winner. The large check is made out to her for $20,000.
Alexa Rosario holding a bouquet of flowers is joined by her family May 2 at her work, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Whitehall.
Alexa Rosario's Kentucky Fried Chicken work family joins her during the surprise award presentation at her work.
