Richland One class of 2009 has earned more than $50.5 million in scholarships, setting a new district record that tops last year's $49.7 million scholarship total.

The class of 2009 represents 1,328 graduates from the district's seven high schools — Columbia, Dreher, Eau Claire, A.C. Flora, C.A. Johnson, Keenan, and Lower Richland — and the Richland One Middle College.