Thursday, May 29, 2025
Local high school students awarded $840,000 in college scholarships by the Founders Scholarship Fund
This year, a total of 35 four-year college scholarships were awarded to area students by the Founders Scholarship Fund (FSF). The monetary value of these scholarships totals $840,000 over four years. Recipients this year include students from Aubrey Rogers High School, Community School of Naples, Donahue Academy, Golden Gate High School, Gulf Coast High School, Immokalee High School, Lely High School, Lorenzo Walker Technical High School, Mason Classical Academy, Naples High School, Palmetto Ridge High School and St. John Neumann Catholic High School.
The selected students, along with their parents, Founders Scholarship Fund Board members and mentors, gathered for the annual scholarship reception and awards ceremony at Club Pelican Bay in late April.
Founders Scholarship Fund is a local non-profit organization that awards renewable scholarships to local students who have shown determination, academic achievements and financial need to pursue a college education. Each student received a $24,000 scholarship to be disbursed at $6,000 per year for four years.
At the celebration, incoming Board Chair Michael Balgord welcomed the students and their families and then presented the scholarships to each recipient.
The recipients are:
¦ Audrey Rogers High: Ali Amini
¦ Club Pelican Bay: Mia Giglio, Addison Hauser and Kareen Smith-Clayton
¦ Community School of Naples: Annalisa Benedito
¦ Donahue Academy: Gianna Campuzano
¦ Golden Gate High: Leo Guerra and Olivia Eckman
¦ Gulf Coast High: Paula Angel, Maria Nerea and Aaron Pryear
¦ Immokalee High: Vanessa Sales- Ramirez, Jennifer Trejo-Calmo, Christopher Chavez, Zayda Pedraza, Rubi Mijangos, Amy Olguin-Sanchez, Jennifer Arriaga, Heidi Chavez-Interiano and Faustina Franscisco
¦ Lely High: Vania Antonio-Carrillo, Adan Hernandez and Ivan Cisneros
¦ Lorenzo Walker Technical High: Travis Michel, Wesmilka Louima, Jenny Dor, Lidney Augustin, Domonic Berec, Anthony Rivero and Brenda Rebelledo
¦ Mason Classical Academy: Erick Camacho
¦ Naples High: Brooke Hyde
¦ Palmetto Ridge High: Jaydon Soto
¦ St. John Neumann Catholic High: Mariana Pelissier and Steven Leedom
For more info, visit www.TheFoundersScholarshipFund.org. ¦
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