Miami Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 18, 2026 —

Local Student Awarded Publix Scholarship for Interior Design Studies

Catalina Valdes, a graduating student at Saint Brendan’s High School in Pinecrest, has received a $5,000 Publix Carole Jenkins Barnett Community Scholarship. The scholarship will support her academic pursuits as she plans to attend Ball State University.

Valdes intends to major in interior design and has also chosen to minor in Historic Preservation. The scholarship funds are designated to assist with her educational expenses at Ball State University.

Story summarized from the original created by Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld on communitynewspapers.com, see more information here.

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