‘Covington Kid’ Nick Sandmann Graduates High School, Celebrates College Scholarship

Nick Sandmann from Covington Catholic High School stands in front of Native American activist Nathan Phillips while the latter bangs a drum in his face in Washington on Jan. 18, 2019. Kaya Taitano via Reuters

The Kentucky high School student who was falsely accused of taunting a Native American activist on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 2019 said he has been awarded a scholarship and is preparing for college in the fall.

“Very excited to say I will be graduating!” 17-year-old Nick Sandmann wrote on Twitter. “After being told I would never get into college and my life was done, I'll be going to an amazing school on a scholarship!”