Press release
Misael Salmeron from Highline High School in Burien and Miranda Winter from Mount Rainier High School in Des Moines have been selected to receive full tuition awards through the Act Six Leadership and Scholarship Initiative.

Misael and Miranda were chosen through a rigorous three-month competition from among nearly 1,000 applicants for their distinctive leadership, academic potential, and commitment to making a difference in their communities.

Miseal will attend Trinity Lutheran College in Everett. Miranda is headed to Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. The scholarship pays full tuition for four years at private Northwest colleges and universities.

Act Six seeks to develop urban and community leaders to be agents of transformation on campus and in their home communities. Two previously selected Act Six scholars have been elected as student-body presidents and scholars have been involved in numerous other leadership roles on campus and in the community.

Nearly 85 percent of Act Six alumni have returned to work and serve in their home communities and 22 percent are pursuing or have earned graduate degrees.

Tim Herron, founder and national director of Act Six says, “Our scholars are having a profound impact through their leadership on campus, and as they graduate we are seeing their impact back in their neighborhoods and around the nation. We are convinced that Act Six scholars will play an important role in shaping the future of our communities.”