‘Bridge to STEM’ Scholarships awarded to Coast high schoolers

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - For eight years, the Celebrate Sisters Foundation has mentored more than a dozen young women.

Not only that, but it has awarded thousands of dollars to high school students with STEM-driven futures, like Layla Razo of Biloxi High School.

“For my family, this money helps a lot,” she said.

Razo has dreamed of going to college and says every dollar counts. Now, she’s on the path to continuing a legacy in mathematics.

“It’s something that my dad and my sister, who passed away recently, really liked, and I want to her dream,” she said.

She is one of three young women taking home $1,000.

The biggest award is going to Asia Martin of Ocean Springs High School. She’s receiving $4,000.

A co-founder of the non-profit, Ja’wanda Grant, says the scholarship is a test