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Matanzas High School's Ciara Gordon leaps for joy after winning a number of scholarships. Courtesy photo
Flagler Palm Coast High School's Aun'Yale Howard won a Rotary Club of Flagler County Scholarship. Howard also won a Flagler Tiger Bay Club scholarship and the Curtis Gray Track and Field Scholarship among others. Courtesy photo
Matanzas' Rilee Whitmore won a Rotary Club of Flagler County Student Athlete Scholarship and a Knights of Columbus Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Justin Gilliam won the Halliday Homestretch Scholarship. Gilliam also won a Hispanic American Club of Palm Coast Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Matanzas High School's Kirra Taylor, with Flagler Schools Superintendent LaShakia Moore. Taylor won a Superintendent Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Leila Jackson stands behind the sign recognizing her as Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Club's Senior of the Year Scholarship recipient. Courtesy photo
Matanzas High's Aiden White won a Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis CTE Scholarship and an AACA Wheels in Motion Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Glynnis Gong received a Quantum Electrical Contractors Joseph Reynolds Memorial Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Scholarship award presenters, volunteers, school and district staff gather at Matanzas High on May 8 before heading out for the Flagler County Education Foundation's Matanzas Drive By and Surprise scholarship stops. The FPC Drive By and Surprise night was May 7. Courtesy photo
FPC's Savannah O'Grady won a Tommy Tant Memorial Surf Classic Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Matanzas' Chloe Irving won the Heiser Foundation Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Jack Gilvary won a Rotary Club of Flagler County Student Athlete Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Jacob Fullerton won a Quantum Electrical Contractors David Wright Memorial Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Matanzas' Christa Koehler won a Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Jill Prime won a Quantum Electrical Contractors David Wright Memorial Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Matanzas' Ciara Gordon collected quite a collection of scholarships and scholarship signs on her front lawn. Courtesy photo
Matanzas' Damaris Ferreiro won a Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis First Responder Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Matanzas' Jeremiah Donoso won a Rotary Club of Flagler County Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Matanzas' Kaylee Hartline won a Flagler Tiger Bay Club Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Matanzas High's Jessica Krayter won a Chiumento Law scholarship to UCF. Courtesy photo
FPC's Wesley Libby won a Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Club First Responder Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Summer Barnes won a Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Club Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Matanzas' Austin Weeks won a Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Foundation Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Alena Nieves won a Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Foundation Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Alicha Subtyl won a Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis CTE Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Mara Rush won a Kiwanis Key Club Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Leila Jackson won the Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Club's Senior of the Year Scholarship. She also won a Flagler Tiger Bay Club Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Matanzas' Jacqueline Prevost won a Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Kyra Montell won a Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis CTE Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Greyson Peugh will be using his Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Club Scholarship at the University of Florida. Courtesy photo
FPC's Evan Williams won a Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Dr. Richard Conkling Memorial Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Club's Wendy and Warren Mudd stand by signs for FPC's Christian Casper, who won a Tommy Tant Memorial Surf Classic Scholarship and a Kiwanis CTE Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's A'Kia Harris won a Flagler Tiger Bay Club Scholarship and a Women of Impact Memorial Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Matanzas' Leiamarys Rivera Virella won a Flagler Tiger Bay Club Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Sara Coello won a Flagler Tiger Bay Club Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Matanzas' Ben Apfelbach was awarded a Palm Coast Little League Scholarship and a scholarship from the Soto family. Courtesy photo
FPC's Michael Johnson was awarded the Foundation Antonio Amaral Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Mackenzie Rogan was awarded a Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Jaye Caraway received a Student Advisory Council Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Aun'Yale Howard's house was a busy place on FPC's Drive By and Surprise night. Courtesy photo
FPC's Isabella Pitts received Bud's Pest Control Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Matanzas' Arjay Shaw won a Quantum Electrical Contractors Kelly Wright Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Zoey Gotera received a Coastal Fellowship Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Ayden McLaughlin received a Quantum Electrical Contractors Kelly Wright Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Matanzas' Austin McKay received a Tommy Tant Memorial Surf Classic Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Anaiya Lalaram received the Carlton Harrison Memorial Scholarship, the Afro-Caribbean Heritage Organization Sybil and Cornaldi Daniels Scholarship and the University Women of Flagler Scholarship in memory of Richard Dervan. Courtesy photo
FPC's Abigail Blaine was awarded the Girl Up Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Alexandra Pitts received a Halliday Homestretch Scholarship. Courtesy photo
FPC's Diego Costa received the David Griffis Memorial Scholarship. Courtesy photo.
FPC's Alyssa Ray received the Nehemiah Gilyard Scholarship. Courtesy photo
Phillip M. Congialosi Jr. and Kymya Thompson received the The Carue Kimberly Davis Scholarships for Matanzas. Courtesy photo
Maxwell Lee (center) received The Carue Kimberly Davis Scholarship for FPC. Courtesy photo
Educators and community members came together this past week to celebrate the achievements of Flagler County’s graduating seniors through the Flagler County Education Foundation’s 38th annual Senior Scholarship Program.
This year, the Ed Foundation’s Drive By and Surprise event was held on two nights: May 7 dedicated to Flagler Palm Coast High School seniors and May 8 for Matanzas High School seniors.
The first night began at FPC High School. “It was a symphony of anticipation and joy,” an Ed Foundation news release stated. “Caravans of cars adorned with balloons and pom poms wound their way through the streets. Educators and community members carefully placed yard signs at each stop and presented scholarship information to surprised (FPC) seniors and their families.”
The celebrations continued th next night with the second Drive By and Surprise event that began at Matanzas with educators and community members awarding Matanzas seniors.
“It was truly inspiring to witness the generosity of 57 organizations and individuals who, through their support, are shaping the futures of graduating seniors,” the press release stated.
A total of 186 scholarships were awarded for college-bound students and those pursuing trade school. Over 100 volunteers participated during the two nights, presenting scholarships, planting yard signs and congratulating the recipients and their families.
The Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Club gave out 18 scholarships totaling $40,000, with the awards ranging from $500 to $8,000. Six were for technical study, two for education or media study, two for first responder study and eight were general scholarships. The education/media scholarships are new this year, honoring the late Dr. Richard Conkling, a long-time Kiwanian and educator.
The Brothers and Sisters of Flagler County, a group of retired educators, friends and family of former high school guidance counselor Carue Davis, created The Carue Kimberly Davis Scholarships this year. The initial winners of the award are FPC’s Maxwell Lee and Matanzas’ Kymya Thompson and Phillip M. Congialos Jr.
The memorial scholarships recognize the dedication of Davis, who was a guidance counselor at both FPC and Matanzas high schools. “She will forever be known as a dedicated, loving and kind counselor who saw goodness in all the students she counseled,” organizers said.
“The Senior Scholarship Program is not just about the present,” the Ed Foundation release stated, “but about creating lasting memories and a legacy of support that will guide these seniors for years to come.”
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