(WXIA) -- Public libraries across Georgia will participate in this year's Summer Reading Program and college savings sweepstakes.

The initiative, which is hosted by Georgia's Path2College 529 Plan, will award one grand prize and four regional scholarships to five lucky participants. The winners will be chosen at random from five groups.

The grand prize is a college scholarship worth $5,529 and a $1,529 grant for the winner's library. The runners-up will each get $1,529 to put toward a Path2College 529 Plan and $529 for their libraries.

Georgia parents, grandparents and legal guardians can sign up their children at path2college529.com. Entry closes on Aug. 10.

The program provides students with activities throughout the summer and encourages them to read by giving them prizes for finishing books, ebooks, audiobooks and magazines.

Participating library groups include:

ROME, Ga. -- A number of Berry College undergraduates have earned prestigious fellowships and scholarships for their academic dedication.

One recent graduate -- Stephanie Tomys, a political science major from Newnan -- received one of only 51 Phi Kappa Phi Fellowships. Each fellowship is worth $5,000.

The National Science Foundation awards funding to promising students through its Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. This year's honorees from Berry include:

* Mandi Dean, Sylva (N.C.)
Math major
Will attend the Summer Math Program at Carleton College in Minn.

* Alex Peterson, Ballwin (Mo.)
Math major
Will study at the University of West Georgia

* Brandon Sanders, Orlando (Fla.)
Physics major
Will have a software development summer internship with NASA

More Berry College students who were awarded enriching opportunities are:

(WXIA) -- The Class of 2014 is the very first class to graduate from Georgia Cyber Academy, the state's free online public school.

The school will hold a graduation ceremony at noon on Saturday, May 31 at the Gwinnett Center. More than 300 graduating seniors are scheduled to walk across the stage.

"We're so proud of each of our graduates, all of whom have taken the individualized learning that comes with GCA's online curriculum and worked with GCA's world-class teachers to adapt it to best serve and support their own academic successes," GCA head of school Matt Arkin said in a release.

Members of GCA's Class of 2014 were accepted to some of the country's top colleges and universities, including Cornell University, Georgia Tech, the University of Alabama and the University of Georgia.