Boca Raton Students Win Scholarships from South Florida Fair
By: Bryanna Basilio
Established in 1982, the South Florida Fair has awarded more than $604,000 in scholarships. The winners were announced in the categories of general, arts and entertainment, agriculture, and band during an awards ceremony in Yesteryear Village during the fair. Families, the scholarship committee, South Florida Fair dignitaries and elected officials from many of the winners’ hometowns attended.
Each scholarship applicant met individually with the committee for a personal interview as part of the process. Students from high schools in Palm Beach, Broward, Hendry, Martin and Okeechobee counties were eligible to apply. The fair’s scholarship committee selected the winners based on the students’ grades, need and a short essay written on the topic, “As a graduating senior, what advice would you give yourself as an incoming freshman?”
The committee members were Chairwoman Becky Isiminger, Vice Chair Annis Manning, Tim Childers, Lee Glaze, Glenn Jergensen, Robi Jurney, Dan Lewis, Stephanie Mitrione, Rob Pendleton, Bill Sneed, Eva Webb and Donna Winterson.
This year’s winners are:
Sage Albert from Dreyfoos School of the Art
America Amezquita, Muriette Michel and Gisell Rodriguez from Glades Central High School
Kacia Anderson from St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Morgan Daniels from Clewiston High School
Ava Erucker from Suncoast High School
Anna Evans, Sydney Lehenbauer and Margarita Sinko from Boca Raton High School
Kelsey Goodspeed from G-Star School of the Arts
Kadie Helvey and Caroline Stein from Glades Day School
Taylor Jordan, Shelby Kirton and Chandler Pearce from Okeechobee High School
Lorenza Rodriguez from West Boca High School
Ryan Schnars from Wellington High School
Siried Vizuete from Coral Gables High School
Samantha Williams from Seminole Ridge High School