HAMPTON, Va. - Graduation for Hampton public schools is only two months away.
One student in the Class of 2023 is already celebrating, and not just because she's graduating.
Selah Longchamp, a senior at Bethel High School, was accepted into more than 20 colleges.
"Unreal. It doesn’t feel real to me," she said. "Of course, it’s a relief and I’m very happy. Last night when I found out, I was in disbelief. It just feels like a dream."
Longchamp has a 4.3 GPA and received more than $600,000 in scholarships.
"I was accepted in North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, Winston Salem State University, Lousiana State, Xavier University, Old Dominion University and Virginia State University, Virginia Union University and Norfolk State University, Arizona and Philander Smith College," Longchamp said.
She said she'll be attending North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro in the fall.
"I chose North Carolina A&T because I wanted to be out of state and it was mandatory for myself to go to an HBCU," Longchamp said.
Longchamp has a long list of accomplishments, as well. She is a cheerleader, president of her school’s National Honor Society and class president.
She's also a Gates scholarship recipient. The full-ride scholarship, founded by Bill Gates, is a highly selective program for outstanding minority students.
"I want to major in business information technology," she said. "My main goal after graduating from college is to work in technology."
She says her goal is to become a project manager at a technology company.
