2 local high school seniors named Coca-Cola Scholars

PITTSBURGH — Two seniors at local high schools have been named 2024 Coca-Cola Scholars.

Isaac Bernstein, a student at Upper St. Clair High School and Alekhya Buragadda, a student at South Fayette High School are two of 150 seniors nationwide to receive a $20,000 scholarship.

Both students will be honored during the Coca-Cola Scholars Weekend in Atlanta next month.

More than 100,000 students across the country applied for this scholarship.

“These 150 students, who were selected from an initial pool of 103,800+ applications from across the country, not only exemplify superior leadership, service, and academics, they are change agents, positively affecting others in their communities,” the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation said.

Click here for a full list of winners.

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