This Thanksgiving, North Kansas City Schools Students Have Over $2.5 Billion Reasons to Be Grateful

As we gather with family and friends this Thanksgiving season, North Kansas City Schools has something truly special to celebrate: students have been awarded a staggering $2,514,693,064 in scholarship offers through merit-based opportunities on the VU Scholarships platform.

This extraordinary achievement represents 59,128 individual scholarship offers across the district, creating a wealth of college opportunities for students at all North Kansas City high schools. As families count their blessings this holiday season, thousands of students can now add "college opportunity" to their list of things to be thankful for.

A Season of Gratitude and Opportunity

Through VU Scholarships' merit-based system, North Kansas City Schools students gained access to numerous college partners who evaluated them based on GPA and ACT/SAT scores. The result? Nearly 60,000 scholarship opportunities that translate into real pathways to higher education for students across the district.

This Thanksgiving, families throughout North Kansas City can be grateful for the breadth of opportunities available—with tens of thousands of scholarship offers, students have the power to explore multiple options, compare colleges, and make informed decisions about their futures.

Grateful for Brighter Futures

This isn't just about impressive numbers—it's about the gift of opportunity for every student in North Kansas City Schools. These scholarship offers mean that more students can pursue college degrees, explore career possibilities, and achieve their educational goals without being held back by financial barriers.

The $2.5+ billion in scholarship offers represents a collective investment in the future of North Kansas City students and their community—a true blessing to celebrate this holiday season. Each scholarship offer is an opportunity for a student to write their next chapter, and together, these 59,128 opportunities are reshaping what's possible for an entire generation of learners.

As we celebrate Thanksgiving, we're grateful for the students, families, educators, and administrators throughout North Kansas City Schools who have worked together to make this remarkable achievement possible. This is what happens when a community invests in its students' futures—and that's something worth celebrating.