Georgia high school senior earns over $1 million in scholarships

As highschool seniors throughout the nation gear up for commencement and await school selections, a particular congratulations is to ensure that one standout pupil at Douglas County Excessive Faculty. Mantavius Presley, a senior from Douglasville, Georgia, has been accepted by over 60 schools and earned over $1 million in scholarships.

“Once I was a little bit boy, I all the time mentioned that I might go to the college as a result of individuals in my household will all the time speak about how a lot they liked their school life and the way a lot [it] actually impacted them,” Presley instructed Good Morning America. “So, I all the time thought once I was a little bit boy that I might simply go off and do one thing wonderful.”

Presley wasted no time pursuing that dream. He started making use of to schools on the primary day of his senior 12 months, August 1, 2024. Whereas juggling twin enrollment, work-based studying, and a number of management roles, he was decided to search out faculties that aligned together with his aim of working within the medical area. His dedication didn’t cease within the classroom—Presley is deeply concerned in pupil organizations. He serves as President of Future Enterprise Leaders of America (FBLA) and the Nationwide Honor Society, Vice President of each the Pupil Authorities Affiliation and the Class of 2025, and even manages the Varsity and Junior Varsity cheer groups.

Regardless of his packed schedule, Presley credit his success to the unwavering help of his mom, Chasity Inexperienced.

“She is my greatest cheerleader,” he mentioned of his mother. “All the time on the sidelines, all the time letting me know that she’s right here for me, if I’ve any questions, if I want any recommendation, if I ever simply want a shoulder to lean on, someone to cry on. If she doesn’t know the reply, she’s gonna get with someone and discover out the reply. She’s simply all the time keen to assist me and be by my facet and provides me inspiration and steerage once I want it essentially the most.”

“I’m so happy with my son,” Inexperienced mentioned in a separate interview with 11Alive.

Now, as he seems to be towards the long run, Presley says his high selections embody Morehouse Faculty, Howard College, Xavier College, and others. With hopes of sooner or later attending medical faculty and turning into an anesthesiologist, the senior is contemplating faculties with robust pre-med packages.

“I’m simply enthusiastic about serving to others, lending a serving to hand each time it’s wanted,” he mentioned of his future aspirations. “My greatest aim in life is to inspire individuals and assist others, since you by no means know what someone goes by means of, and you’ll all the time assist someone eat with only a phrase of inspiration, a smile or perhaps a hug.”

With that mindset and a powerful record of achievements, Mantavius Presley is effectively on his strategy to making an affect—each in school and past.