SAVANNAH — Three former Liberty County High School athletes and two former Long County High School athletes are among 85 student-athletes who are excelling in the classroom at Savannah State University.
Liberty High graduates Chris Arnold, Cassie Standard and Keith Edwards, and Long County grads Jake Durham and Tommy Freeman all earned academic honors during the 2010 fall semester.
Durham, a football and baseball player, made the president’s list. Arnold, a baseball player, and Standard, a softball player, made the dean’s list. Edwards, a basketball player, and Freeman, a baseball player, made the honor roll.
To qualify for the honor roll, students must earn at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Those making the dean’s list need a 3.5, and to qualify for the president’s list they need a 4.0.

Bond receives GSSU scholarships

AMERICUS — Courtney Bond of Hinesville, a senior at Georgia Southwestern State University, has earned scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year.
Bond, who is majoring in fine arts, received the Fortner Scholarship and the Wheatley Scholarship. She is a graduate of Bradwell Institute.