{"id":29738,"date":"2014-03-06T23:55:06","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T04:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=29738"},"modified":"2014-03-06T23:55:06","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T04:55:06","slug":"over-782000-in-college-tuition-scholarships-awarded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2014\/03\/over-782000-in-college-tuition-scholarships-awarded\/","title":{"rendered":"Over $782,000 in College
Tuition Scholarships Awarded"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Take Stock in Children is a statewide scholarship program for at-risk students. It provides a unique opportunity for deserving students from low-income homes to escape the cycle of poverty through education. The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools is the local administrator of the program. We offer our students college scholarships, caring volunteer mentors and hope for a better life.\u00a0 When these students are accepted into our program, they sign a contract to maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA; stay crime and drug free; and meet with their mentor regularly.\u00a0 When they graduate from high school, having kept this commitment, they are guaranteed a four-year tuition scholarship to college.<\/p>\n

Over 300 applications were received this year.\u00a0 They were reviewed by our Take Stock in Children Selection Committee and ranked based upon several criteria.\u00a0 Although we would like to accept every deserving student, we are pleased to have the ability to induct 46 students to the program this year.\u00a0 The value of these scholarships is over $782,000.<\/p>\n

Students and their parents were introduced to their mentors at a luncheon held at Harborside Event Center today.\u00a0 Dr. Nancy Graham, Superintendent of The School District of Lee County gave the keynote address.\u00a0 Marshall T. Bower, President and CEO of The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools emceed the event.\u00a0 Take Stock in Children graduate and current student at FGCU, Frank Nater encouraged the new scholars to do their best and listen to what their mentors had to say.\u00a0 Nater\u2019s mentor, John Romine, who has continued mentoring other students, shared about the uplifting experience he has had as a mentor.<\/p>\n

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The 46 New Scholars for 2013-14 are:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Gilberto Benavides – Bonita Springs Middle School<\/p>\n

Adriana Gutierrez – Bonita Springs Middle School<\/p>\n

Rosalva Hernandez – Bonita Springs Middle School<\/p>\n

Noah Cain – Cape Coral High School<\/p>\n

David Lorenzo – Cape Coral High School<\/p>\n

Gian Carlos Miranda\u00a0 – Cape Coral High School<\/p>\n

Slade Stovall – Cape Coral High School<\/p>\n

Bailee Gull-Dechristopher – Challenger Middle<\/p>\n

Elvine Edouard – Cypress Lake High School<\/p>\n

Michael Elsberry – Diplomat Middle School<\/p>\n

Angel Escobar – Dunbar High School<\/p>\n

Leonardo Felipe – Dunbar High School<\/p>\n

Cody Garvey – Dunbar High School<\/p>\n

Jo\u2019Mazia Lewis – Dunbar High School<\/p>\n

Scott Swiatek – Dunbar High School<\/p>\n

Jorge Gonzalez – Estero High School<\/p>\n

Esmeralda Patino-Chavez – Estero High School<\/p>\n

Sara Simms – Estero High School<\/p>\n

Sara Van Kirk – Estero High School<\/p>\n

Nicole Aaqil – Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

Samaya Herard – Harns Marsh Middle School<\/p>\n

Corey Smith – Ida S. Baker High School<\/p>\n

Alyssa Tompson – Ida S. Baker High School<\/p>\n

Shinna Valladares – Ida S. Baker High School<\/p>\n

Tatiana Anthony – Island Coast High School<\/p>\n

Gabriela Rapalo – Island Coast High School<\/p>\n

Day’drian Stanford – James Stephens International Academy<\/p>\n

Renu Asrafuzzaman – Lehigh Acres Middle School<\/p>\n

Benjamin Mekelski – Lehigh Acres Middle School<\/p>\n

Nitchma Coulanges – Lehigh Senior High School<\/p>\n

Alexxius Crawford – Lehigh Senior High School<\/p>\n

Jada Crespo – Lehigh Senior High School<\/p>\n

Shayra Delgado – Lehigh Senior High School<\/p>\n

Valerie Joinis – Lehigh Senior High School<\/p>\n

Aaliyah Richlen – Lehigh Senior High School<\/p>\n

Morgan Wozniak – Lehigh Senior High School<\/p>\n

Jayme Jones – Mariner High School<\/p>\n

Dakota Moore – Mariner High School<\/p>\n

Zachary Amburgey – North Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

James Javaruski – North Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

Eric Martinez – North Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

Charles Commander Jr. – Oak Hammock Middle<\/p>\n

Brianna Dixon – Oak Hammock Middle School<\/p>\n

Alexandra Rodriguez – Oak Hammock Middle<\/p>\n

Kiarra Rensel – Riverdale High School<\/p>\n

Helena Pichardo – South Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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