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Fort Smith student wins $25,000 scholarship from Taco Bell

By Justin Trobaugh,

14 days ago

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FORT SMITH, Ark. ( KNWA/KFTA ) — A senior at Southside High School in Fort Smith wins a $25,000 scholarship from Taco Bell.

Tzideny Romero works at the Taco Bell on Highway 71 in Fort Smith. Romero applied to the company’s Live Mas Scholarship and won.

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Romero says she was shocked when she found out she had won the scholarship.

“When I opened it and saw the $25,000, I yelled and my parents were like ‘What happened? What’s wrong?’ And I was like, ‘I got the scholarship!'”

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Romero plans to attend Yale University to pursue her passion for social justice with a focus on international or ethnic studies.

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