'As long as you get back up, I think you can achieve your goal.' This East Hall grad heads to UGA with $10k scholarship - Gainesville Times

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'As long as you get back up, I think you can achieve your goal.' This East Hall grad heads to UGA with $10k scholarship

Samantha Camacho, an East Hall High School graduate and Howard E. Ivester Early College's dual enrollment student, will attend UGA this year as a first generation college student after receiving a $10,000 scholarship. - photo by Scott Rogers

06132020 EARLY 2.jpg — Samantha Camacho, an East Hall High School graduate and Howard E. Ivester Early College's dual enrollment student, will attend UGA this year as a first generation college student after receiving a $10,000 scholarship. - photo by Scott Rogers

Samantha Camacho has always wanted to go to college.