Pensacola, FL – Take Stock in Children recently welcomed 26 new scholarship recipients at the annual Take Stock Kickoff Dinner.
This year’s students include 18 new 7th graders, seven new 8th graders and one new 9th grader (alternate). There are now 141 students in grades 7-12 in Escambia County’s program. Students will receive a college scholarship upon graduation from high school as long as they maintain good grades, attendance and citizenship, remain crime and drug free, and meet weekly with a volunteer community mentor.
Take Stock in Children is a statewide non-profit organization operating locally under the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation. Take Stock provides “scholarships, mentors & hope” to deserving young people selected through a need-based application process through the public middle schools at the end of their 6th or 7th grade year. Scholarship donations from local foundations, organizations, businesses and individuals are matched dollar-for-dollar when scholarships are purchased from Florida Prepaid College Foundation each year and are held until students graduate from high school.
The newly selected students include:
Bailey Middle – Cheyanne Dietz, Kiley Johnson, Addison Nguyen
Bellview Middle – Ashton Caldwell
Beulah Middle – Kemorah Crosby
Brown Barge Middle – Olivia Capell, Ke’Oni Laster, Eric Lin, Zykeria Murphy
Ernest Ward Middle – Hailey Carillo, Nicole Garcia, Randi Kemp, Sarah Lowman, Chloe Satterwhite
Ferry Pass Middle – Trenton Brown, Kennedi Collins, Tania Collins, Vann Hootman, Shaniyah Polingo
Ransom Middle – Amy Floyd, Alaina Thomas, Tam Tran, Kassidy Weiss
Workman Middle – Christian Batista Cruz, Lyadenisse Toro De Jesus
Tate High – Christopher Sparks (9th)