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Take Stock In Children Awards $300K In Scholarships To Local Students
June 1, 2018
Take Stock in Children and the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation recently awarded $300,000 in scholarships to 21 graduating seniors.
Each student received a four-year scholarship and a laptop computer. The volunteer mentors who met weekly with their students were also recognized.
The 2018 Take Stock in Children graduates are
- Escambia High: Diamond Franklin
- Northview High: Jason Fischer, Kayla Galvan, Lari McCann
- Pensacola High: Latavia Grace, Aaliyah Medley, Markita Sapp, Joshua Van Fleet
- Pine Forest High: Lina Foust, Brianna Walker
- Tate High: Olivia Brown, Devin Searcy, Taylor Smith, Sabra Stewart
- Washington High: Armelle Delouis, DeMarcus Harris, Clay Johnson, Brooke Nemeth
- West Florida High: De’Shawn Brundidge, Dezmond Booker, Savon Johnson
Take Stock in Children was established in 1995 as a non-profit organization in Florida that provides a unique opportunity for deserving low-income students to escape the cycle of poverty through education. Students receive college scholarships, caring volunteer mentors, college readiness skills, and hope for a better life. Students are selected through a need-based application process in middle school, and comprehensive services continue through high school and include the students’ transition into college. Each student is matched with a volunteer mentor who meets with the student weekly at school.
Pictured top: (front row) Olivia Brown, Latavia Grace, Lari McCann, Kayla Galvan, Lina Foust, Taylor Smith, Sabra Stewart, Aaliyah Medley, Clay Johnson, Devin Searcy; (back row) Rep. Frank White, Dezmond Booker, Joshua Fan Fleet, Savon Johnson, Armelle Delouis, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas, Diamond Franklin, DeMarcus Harris, De’Shawn Brundidge, Brianna Walker and Rep. Clay Ingram. Not pictured: Jason Fischer, Brooke Nemeth and Markita Sapp. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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So proud of all of the above senior scholarship winners..must admit one I am especially proud of…KAYLA GALVA..of whom I have had the pleasure of mentoring one claas perio a week for four years..and not only did she graduate from NORTHVIEW HIGH with honors…SHE RECEIVED AN ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE FROM PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE BEFORE SHE RECEIVED HER HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA THROUGH DUAL ENROLLMENT AND ON LINE COURSES…KEEP ON,KEEPING ON,KAYLA.
Congratulations, Seniors! We’re so proud of you Lari Alyxs & so happy for you! Keep your faith and with God in control, you will go far! We love you, Momma, Daddy, Aurora, Ava, Chloe & Noah
Congratulations!