Sports Academy Sparkler and Beaufort High School Senior, Hannah Shannon, daughter of Gunnery Sergeant, USMC, Ret. Robert and Gail Shannon, received the “2015 Louise Peck College Scholarship”, the most prestigious gymnastics award within the state of South Carolina. The scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior and is based on academics, extracurricular activates, recommendations from coaches and educators as well as career gymnastics accomplishments and an essay based upon “What lessons have you learned from gymnastics that will benefit you for the rest of your life?”
Shannon has been accepted into Lander University’s Honor’s College and has received an acceptance certificate as a “Recognition Scholar in Residence Award “ plus a $4,000 per year scholarship to attend the College at Brockport, part of the State University System of New York, outside of Rochester, NY where she will have the opportunity to participate in college gymnastics.
