GHS student awarded six-figure art scholarship

Gainesville student Anastasia Goodson was awarded a Hagan Scholarship to attend School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The Hagan Scholarship is a nationwide need-based merit scholarship designed to help high-achieving students graduate college debt-free.

The scholarship provides up to $6,000 each semester for up to eight consecutive semesters. The scholarship also provides recipients with a practical understanding of important life skills not typically covered in the school curriculum via free workshops, Schwab brokerage accounts and study abroad. Hagan Scholars currently attend colleges and universities located in 47 states.

Goodson also received the Distinguished Scholar Scholarship from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the amount of $100,000.