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Carr James family funds inaugural Lynchburg City Schools computer‑science scholarship

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A $100,000 family donation created funds used to establish a $15,000 need‑based computer‑science scholarship; inaugural recipient Savannah Hicks will study computer science at Randolph College.

The Lynchburg City Schools Education Foundation announced the inaugural Lynchburg City Schools Computer Science Scholarship, made possible by a family donation and awarded this year to Savannah Hicks, a graduating Heritage High School senior.

Dawn Wise, executive director of the Lynchburg City Schools Education Foundation, said donors Linda Carr and her husband Clarence James gave $100,000 in December 2023 to create two funds: a $25,000 Vivian Carr Miller Excellence Through Education Fund and a $75,000 Carr James Family Community Service Fund.…

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