Recipients of the 2025 Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club scholarships are, from front row from left, Miriam Lovell, of Archbishop Hannan High; Leah Sanchez, of Fountainbleu High and Mailee Jones of Mandeville High; second row, Katherine Fortier, of Archbishop Hannan High; Laura Boullion of Lakeshore High; Nicholas Dos Santos of Mandeville High; and Liam Baird of Northlake Christian.
Previous scholarship recipients who returned to the 2025 banquet to share their collegiate progress with Rotarians are, front row from left, Natalie Lovell, Kylie Michot, Celeste Guidry and Morgan Evans; second row,Ā Raina Generose, Trevor Fortier, Lauren LaCoste and Sophia Coglaiti.
Recipients of the 2025 Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club scholarships are, from front row from left, Miriam Lovell, of Archbishop Hannan High; Leah Sanchez, of Fountainbleu High and Mailee Jones of Mandeville High; second row, Katherine Fortier, of Archbishop Hannan High; Laura Boullion of Lakeshore High; Nicholas Dos Santos of Mandeville High; and Liam Baird of Northlake Christian.
Previous scholarship recipients who returned to the 2025 banquet to share their collegiate progress with Rotarians are, front row from left, Natalie Lovell, Kylie Michot, Celeste Guidry and Morgan Evans; second row,Ā Raina Generose, Trevor Fortier, Lauren LaCoste and Sophia Coglaiti.
The Northlake Mandeville Rotary club has awarded a group of St. Tammany high school seniors scholarships that provide both a financial boost and ongoing support and encouragement throughout their college careers.
In addition to four $12,000 scholarships given last month, something the club does annually, they also awarded three $1,000 memorial scholarships.
Rotarians honored the students and distributed the scholarships during the Sunday with Scholarships banquet April 27 at the Beau Chene Country Club in Mandeville.
Rotarian Doug Place said that what makes the Rotary scholarship stand out is that club members forge relationships with the recipients, who return to the banquet each year to report academic progress, personal milestones or special activities and accomplishments.
āThus, we get to know these students quite well, and we have the joy of watching them progress through college and begin their professional lives,ā he said. āOur scholarship winners know that they have an entire group of Rotarians and sponsors who are their cheerleaders while they are in school,ā Place said.
This year, the organization is adding a mentor program that pairs each recipient with a Rotary member throughout their four years of college.
Place said the Rotary members love hearing the plans and future accomplishments of the collegians: āItās impressive to hear about what these kids are up to.ā
But he said itās also touching to hear their gratitude for the scholarship. Many return with heartfelt thanks for the opportunities that the scholarship provides, he said.
āItās impacting the lives of those students for at least four years. We are providing the support financially but also mentoring and cheerleading for them as well. We feel that it is important for them to get the affirmation and encouragement,ā Place said. āTo hear their gratitude is heartwarming. It gets emotional ā this means a lot to them.ā
Place said the scholarship committee considers their academic success, community service and financial need while narrowing the applicant field to a group of eight students, who participate in personal interviews before the final selections.
Winners receive $1,500 each semester for a total of eight semesters.
The scholarship winners are Leah Sanchez, of Fontainebleau High; Mailee Jones, of Mandeville High; Katherine Fortier, of Archbishop Hannan High; and Laura Boullion, of Lakeshore High.
In addition, Nicholas Dos Santos, of Mandeville High; Miriam Lovell, of Archbishop Hannan High; and Liam Baird, of Northlake Christian High School, each received $1,000 each for the Anthony and Hope Martin Memorial Scholarship, the Rudy Veiner Memorial Scholarship and the Sgt. Grant Candies Memorial Scholarship, respectively.
Candies, a St. Tammany Parish Sheriffās Office sergeant, died in the line of duty March 23. āThis memorial scholarship honors him, his family and shows our support for our law enforcement officers,ā Place said.
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