Take Stock in Children scholars make the grade

  • June 9, 2015
  • /   Staff Reports
  • /   education
Take Stock in Children and the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation awarded $300,000 in scholarships at the Graduation & Unsung Hero Celebration at New World Landing on June 4. The event was sponsored by Florida Blue, Sacred Heart Health System, Cox Communications and the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation, and honored 18 graduating seniors who received four-year tuition scholarships. Six of the students also received 2-year university housing scholarships. Besides the scholarship, each graduate received a laptop computer, thanks to a program started by Nick and Nathan Gupta six years ago.  The program has been continued by Brook Ostrander, Cassidy Rothfeder and Tori Binder. The 2015 Take Stock in Children graduates are: Karina Mendez-Rostro, Airamis Perez, Calvin Stallworth, Escambia High School. Teamber Moorer, Cara Thompson, Northview High School. Jaimee Durbin, Andrew Huynh, Pensacola High School. Jammie Yeldon, Pine Forest High School. Alexandra Campbell, PSC Collegiate High School. (Jonathan) Alex Richards, Hangnga Suon, Tate High School. Doveline Delouis, Linorche Delouis, Ailene Goldsby, Keanan Williams, Washington High School. Jiillian Fillingim, Margaret McCaskill, Alexis Kennedy, West Florida High School. Take Stock in Children was established in 1995 as a non-profit organization in Florida to provide an opportunity for deserving low-income students to escape the cycle of poverty through education. Students receive college scholarships, caring volunteer mentors, 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 that includes the students’ transition into college. Scholarships and student services are funded through a public-private fundraising model in which local scholarship donations are matched by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation when scholarships are purchased each year. Each student is matched with a volunteer mentor who meets with the student weekly at school. For more information About Take Stock in Children in Escambia County, contact Sally Lee, at 850-469-5458, or [email protected]. [caption id="attachment_24660" align="aligncenter" width="960"]TSIC 2015 Grads Front Row, Left to right: Alex Richards, Keanan Williams, Calvin Stallworth, Linorche Delouis, Doveline Delouis, Ailene Goldsby, Alex Campbell, Cara Thompson Back Row, left to right: Karina Mendez-Rostro, Andrew Huynh, Airamis Perez, Jammie Yeldon, Jaimee Durbin, Alexis Kennedy, Jill Fillingim, Margaret McCaskill, Teamber Moorer, Hangnga Suon[/caption]
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