Foundation for Lee County Public Schools announces new class of Take Stock in Children Scholars
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The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools has announced its new class of Take Stock in Children Scholars.
Thirty-five students from the sixth and ninth grades have been accepted into this award winning scholarship/mentoring program. The application process includes a written application sent to a selection committee composed of business and community leaders. Those students who ranked high in this process were then interviewed in person at their schools. These 35 students are well deserving of this awesome opportunity.
"These awesome students will be our future leaders, decision makers, employees and employers," Foundation President and CEO, Marshall T. Bower, ESQ., said in a prepared statement. "This investment in them will be returned 10 fold as they become active, positive and productive members of the community."
Take Stock in Children Scholars will be inducted into the program on Thursday at Broadway Palm Dinner Theater. Students are required to sign a "contract" agreeing to stay crime and drug free, maintain good grades and behavior, meet with a mentor on a regular basis, and graduate from a Florida public high school.
Students who successfully complete the program will be awarded a four-year college tuition scholarship.
The 2022 New Scholar Recipients:
Emelie Almeida, Lehigh Acres Middle
Jessica Antonio-Juan, Bonita Springs High
Alexandra Basto, Gateway High
Samiya Butler, Gateway High
Katia Cruz Uscanga, Mariner High
Lewis Davis, Lehigh Acres Middle
Emily De Leon, East Lee County High
Travis Duncan Jr., Dunbar High
Daniel Febles, Lehigh Acres Middle
Yoshe Garay-Olivares, South Fort Myers High
Moises Garcia-Garcia, Oak Hammock Middle
Sophia Goulart, Riverdale High
Maria Guerra-Perez, Estero High
Daniela Jimenez-Martinez, East Lee County High
Jaden Jones, Cypress Lake High
Ashley Juan-Nicolas, Dunbar High
Amy Kollcinaku, Bonita Springs High
Brandon Lazo, Gateway High
Amaiyah Martinez, Lehigh Senior High
Yamilet Matheis, South Fort Myers High
Ashley Montalvo Pena, Cypress Lake High
Dalmaro Pina De La Cruz, Harns Marsh Middle
Sebastian Ponzo Jaimes, Bonita Springs High
Angellinda Ramirez, Veterans Park Academy for the Arts
Alexa Reyna, Bonita Middle
Xacha Rodriguez, Harns Marsh Middle
Alan Ruiz, Lehigh Senior High
Danna Sanchez Mendez, Lexington Middle
Erik Santiago, Estero High
Emma Schulte, Island Coast High
Daisy Sosa-Jimenez, Bonita Springs High
Yuridia Urban-Sanchez-Bonita Springs High
Yuliet Valdez, Bonita Springs High
Jada Voltaire, Lehigh Senior High
Deanna Williams, Gateway High
Foundation Board Members, Take Stock in Children's supporters, school administrators and School Board Members will be present at the luncheon to applaud these very impressive students.
Take Stock in Children was established in 1995 as a non-profit organization in Florida that provides a unique opportunity for children whose families fall into a low-income demographic earn a paid-for college education. They offer students scholarships, caring volunteer mentors, and the tools for economic improvement.