Pitt County high school senior earns full-ride scholarship to UNC-Chapel Hill

PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A Pitt County high school senior has earned one of the nation’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarships.

Maya Swaggerty, a senior at Junius H. Rose High School, was named a Morehead-Cain Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, receiving a full-ride scholarship.

A news release says she has been a leader in journalism, robotics, and student advocacy. She plans to study public policy and political science at UNC-Chapel Hill.

You can learn more about her accomplishments at this link.