Three 2009 South DeKalb high school graduates were awarded a total of $5,000 in scholarships on May 31 at a reception at the Wesley Chapel Library in Decatur.

The Stone Mountain/Lithonia Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority awarded scholarships to Amber Flanigan of Miller Grove, who received $2,500 towards her education at the University of Georgia; Dustin Reese of Redan was awarded $1,500 scholarship toward her studies at Georgia Tech; and Stephenson graduate Annisah Friall, who is attending Tennessee State University, received $1,000.

Overall, the sorority awarded $10,000 in scholarships to six area graduates.

Joy Monet Kajogbola of Wheeler High, who is going to the University of North Carolina, received $2,500; Khali Jones of Carver School of Health Science received $1,500 towards Tuskegee University, and Ashleigh Williams of Benjamin Mays High received $1,000 towards Florida A&M University.

Since 1993, the Stone Mountain/Lithonia Chapter of AKA has awarded $92,900 in scholarships to high school seniors in order to assist in their postsecondary education.

Past recipients have gone on to colleges and universities like Georgia State, Florida State, Spelman, Georgetown and Howard.