Two members of the Byron P. Steele HS Class of 2022 were recently awarded prestigious scholarships by the United States Department of Defense (DoD). Kailey Rettmann, who was the school salutatorian in 2022, and Caleb Hernandez, who was tenth in the graduating class, received the Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship at the Smart Scholarship Orientation held in Crystal City, Virginia on July 16 and 17.
Rettmann and Hernandez will receive full tuition funding, an annual stipend, summer internship opportunities, mentorship, and guaranteed employment upon graduation!
Rettmann is an Oceanography major at Texas A&M University in the accelerated BS/MS program. Hernandez is a Computer Science major at the University of Texas-Dallas.
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