nicholas kelly from school without walls. >> reporter: nine scholarships were dolled out to the district'sop high school students to attend one of the district's best universities, george washington. >> he was born at gw hospital and will be there again. give it up for isaiah west of the new ballou high school. >> reporter: the crowd went crazy when one of their own got a full ride to gw. he'd like to be a surgeon someday. >> it can happen. all you have to do is work hard and be sure you believe in yourself and surround yourself with people who believe in you. >> he earned it. he deserves every second of it. >> reporter: she the third sibling in her family to receive the scholarship to gw. >> money is not an issue. i don't have to worry about that and have that in me back of my mind. >> reporter: her parent violence made raising gifted and talented kids to an art form. >> reporter: what is the secret? >> be close to your children. >> reporter: these scholarships are a huge thing, $16 million to 125 kids in the last 21 years. audrey barnes, 9 news now. >> i'm so proud of them. that is wonde

. >> hailing from my alma mater, nicholas kelly. >> they were doll out to the district's top studentsct's best universities, george washington. >> i was born at gw -- he was born at gw hospital and he will be there again. give it up for him. >> they went crazy when isaiah west got a full ride scholarship. he would like to be a surgeon. >> it can happen. all you have to do is work hard and believe in yourself and surround yourself with people who believe in you. >> he earned it. he did every second of it. >> reporter: she is the third sibling in her family to receive a scholarship to gw. >> money is not an issue. i don't have to worry about that, and have that in me back of my mind. >> reporter: their parents have raised gifted and talented kids. >> be close to your children. >> reporter: these scholarships are a huge commitment for george washington university. $16million to 125 kids in the last 21 years an now the latest group of recipients is on the way. audrey barnes, 9 news now. >> past recipients of the scholarship are working in every field imaginable, including medicine, law, e

. >> nicholas kelly is a senior. he was excited but the real excitement and relief might be coming from his parents who do not have to worry about paying for college. >> if we feel like we won the lottery. with things like grade point average, sat scores and teacher recommendations went into the selection process. this didn't hills from a high school and has not made his final decision but he knows that he will be in school for a while. he wants to be a surgeon. >> i feel great. i cannot even describe it. >> for a student who had been in the headlines before and vault in a student protest against d.c. public schools last year, this senior has high hopes for his future. >> i want to study marketing and go to law school and the president of the united states. >> big dreams. it will start out in a good way, no student loans. we will tell you about anoth student who is the third sister and her family to receive this scholarship. natasha barrett, abc 7 news. >> good deal. such an inspiration for all of the other students.

nicholas kelly from school without walls. >> reporter: nine scholarships were dolled out to the district'sop high school students to attend one of the district's best universities, george washington. >> he was born at gw hospital and he will be there again. give it up for isaiah west. >> the crowd went crazy when isaiah got a full ride to gw he'd like to be a surgeon someday. >> it can happen. all you have to do is work hard and make sure you believe in yourself and surround yourself with people who believe in you. >> he earned it. he really did every second of it. >> reporter: mohammad is -- she is the third sibling in her family to receive a scholarship to gw. >> money is not an issue. i don't have to worry about that in me back of my mind. >> reporter: her mom and dad have made raising gifted and talented kids to an art form. >> be close to your children. >> reporter: these scholarships are a huge financial commitment for george washington university. $16million to 125 kids in the last 21 years and now the latest group of recipients is on the way. audrey barnes, 9 news now. >> congratul

nicholas kelly. >> nine scholarships worth $200,000 were doled out to some of the district's top students to attend george washington. >> i was born at dw, please give it up for isea west of the new blue high school. >> the crowd at blue went crazy when one of their own got a full ride to gw. he would like to be a surgeon some day. >> it can happen. all you have to do is work hard and make sure that you believe in yourself and surround yourself with people who believe in you. >> he earned it. he really deserves every second of it. >> she is the second to receive the scholarship to gw. >> money isn't going to be an issue. i don't have to have that in the back of my mind. >> her mom and dad made raising gifted talented kids an art form. >> what's the secret? >> be close to your children. hard work. >> these scholarships are a huge financial commitment for george washington university. $16million to 125 kids in the last 21 years. and now the latest group of recipients is on their way. audrey barnes, 9news now. >> plenty of reason to celebrate. past recipients are working in every field imagi