Herricks advances in Coke program Herricks groups perform in Port

Herricks High School’s Chamber Choir, Men’s Choir and Women’s Choir recently performed at the Harborside Senior Living Facility in Port Washington. For an hour, the Herricks students sang various musical selections they will perform at an upcoming Carnegie Hall concert. This was the choral group’s frst visit back to the facility since December 2019.

Herricks High School seniors Namit Kapoor, Carolyn Lau and Patrick Leu have all been named a Regional Finalist for the 2023 class of the Coca-Cola Scholars Program and are moving to the next round of the selection process for a chance to become a CocaCola Scholar.

The three Herricks seniors were among 1,557 Semifnalists who were selected from over 91,000 initial applicants and are now part of 250 students who have moved to the fnal selection phase, regional interviews.

After these interviews are conducted in mid-February, 150 of the Regional Finalists will be designated as Coca-Cola Scholars and attend Coca-Cola Scholars Weekend in Atlanta, GA on April 13-16 where they will be the guests of honor at the 35th annual Coca-Cola Scholars Banquet and participate in the CocaCola Scholars Leadership Development Institute facilitated by program alumni. Collectively, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation will award $3.1 million in college scholarships to these outstanding young leaders.

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation celebrates and empowers visionary leaders who are refreshing the world. With its 34th class of Coca-Cola Scholars, the Foundation has provided more than $78 million in scholarships to over 6,600 program alumni who together have become a powerful force for positive change. To learn more, visit www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org.

We wish Namit, Carolyn and Patrick the best of luck in the next steps of the 2023 Coca-Cola Scholars Program.