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Congratulations to Simpson County Academy senior Dianna Couch for earning the Luckyday and Honors College Scholarships to the University of Southern Mississippi!
According to Head Master Billy Wayne Hankins, Dianna is a great student who volunteers constantly. One of Dianna’s favorite causes is animal rescue.
Founded by the late Frank R. Day, the Luckyday Foundation funds scholarships for Mississippi high school seniors who are exemplary students with outstanding leadership skills and a commitment to their community. The Luckyday Citizenship Scholars Program at The University of Southern Mississippi was proposed and funded in 2001 and welcomed in its first class of 94 freshmen to the campus in the fall of 2002. Since that beginning, the program has added some 100-130 Mississippi freshmen each year who have at least a high school GPA of 3.0 and good records as citizens and leaders. Luckyday Citizenship Scholars are immersed into a residential living and learning community that focuses on community service learning and leadership development. The original and sustaining goals of the program are to create at least a 90% freshman to sophomore retention rate and a 70% graduation rate. The program is proud of its continued retention rates at 93-98% each year with graduation rates of 80-85% graduating from Southern Miss.
