Scholarships
All Scholarship applications are available online. Download information about individual scholarships and return completed applications directly to the donors. Email Philicia Audley (WHS), Misty Cox (GHS), or Martha Cunningham (HSoC) with questions. Students who do not have access to a computer or printer at home may use computers and printers in the library.
Once the scholarship application is printed or completed electronically, take note of the deadline and where to submit the completed application.
Due to confidential information, all completed applications MUST BE sealed in an envelope with the student name and the name of the scholarship on the outside. Students, it is your responsibility to supply the envelopes.
All deadline dates must be met as stated in the application forms without exception.
Many scholarships are moving to an online process. If you have a problem accessing the links to any of the above scholarships, please email the Webmaster or report it to the post-secondary advisors above so that we may correct the issue.
Thank you and good luck with your hunt for scholarships!
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CFT offers a portfolio of scholarship opportunities. Visit the website for details. |
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October 26, 2020 |
This need-based college scholarship program is for students in critical financial need who have faced & overcome great obstacles in their lives that wish to pursue and complete a bachelor's degree at an accredited non-profit post-secondary institution in the US. |
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October 30, 2020 11:59 pm |
This opportunity is for graduating high school seniors planning to attend an accredited four-year college next fall with at least a 3.5 GPA and demonstrated unmet financial needs. |
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October 31, 2020 |
This opportunity is for high school seniors planning to pursue a degree at an accredited US post-secondary institution. |
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November 1, 2020 |
This essay contest is open to high school seniors to help in furthering their education in the healthcare profession. |
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November 12, 2020 |
This opportunity allows the country's most promising young scientists and mathematicians to conduct long-term original research projects and compete to win money. In order to apply, applicants must have conducted individual research in a scientific or mathematical field of study for six months or more and submit a research report with application. |
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December 1, 2020 |
Nationally, 500 recipients in financial need that plan to enroll full-time at an accredited higher education institution in the pursuit of a degree shall receive $20,000 plus non-monetary support. |
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December 12, 2020 |
Seniors that have demonstrated courage, strength & wisdom as shown by community impact through volunteer service, that plan to attend an accredited 2-year college or 4-year university in the US, have the opportunity to be awarded up to $25,000. |
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December 15, 2020 |
This Burger King McLamore Foundation offers scholarships that range from $1,000 to $50,000. |
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December 31, 2020 |
This opportunity is for Global High School students burdened by debt. Students of single dads or students that are fathers are eligible for this $1000 award. |
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December 31, 2020 |
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarships will be awarded to NROTC schools in conjunction with the academic majors and tiers of applicants. |
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Rebekah Assembly of Texas Irma Gesche Scholarship |
December 31, 2020 |
The Irma Gesche Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship available for a Texas resident to attend any accredited two- or four-year college or university. The scholarship is based on academic ability, community service, personal development, and financial need. Applicant must submit a completed application along with a high school transcript, a typed letter outlining expected goals to be reached as a result of further education, and three letters of reference. For application, write to: Irma Gesche Scholarship Committee Rebekah Assembly of Texas 16400 KC Road 4060 Scurry, TX 75158 |
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December 31, 2020 |
This opportunity is open to Global High School students aspiring to pursue a career in nursing. |
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January 9, 2021 |
This selective scholarship program is to advance higher-education opportunities for community-minded & intellectually gifted African Americans. This is a renewable scholarship to attend an accredited four-year college or university. |
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January 20, 2021 5 pm EST |
This scholarship opportunity is a full-ride, four-year, merit scholarship for any undergraduate study at any accredited college or university in the US. Coolidge Scholars are selected based primarily on academic excellence. |
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January 22, 2021 |
Each year (April) $1000 grants will be awarded to graduating high school seniors that plan to continue their education at accredited post-secondary colleges, universities, or vocational schools. |
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January 24, 2021 |
This scholarship pays full college tuition and authorized fees at any public and private institution with an Air Force ROTC detachment. |
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January 29, 2021 |
The 20th annual school bus safety speech contest is intended to encourage high school students to be conscious of the importance of school bus safety and promote academic achievement. |
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January 31, 2021 |
This scholarship is for students accepted into colleges in College Station and Denton, Texas that have not signed off-campus housing leases. |
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February 3, 2021 |
This essay contest is open to UIL participants. There will be 15 winners - 5 each in music, academics, and athletics - and each will be awarded $2000 from HEB. |
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February 4, 2021 |
Military scholarship opportunities for college-bound students. Scholarships are awarded based on merit and grades, not financial need. To be eligible, candidates will agree to an eight-year commitment to the Army. |
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February 15, 2021 |
The HSF Scholarship is designed to assist students of Hispanic heritage to obtain a university degree. |
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February 15, 2021 |
James Hardie is a global leader in the production of interior and exterior building products, generating $2.5 billion in net sales and employing more than 4,900 people across operations in North America, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Europe.
James Hardie is fully committed to becoming an inclusive and globally diverse workplace, free from any form of discrimination, prejudice, inequality, or injustice, with a workforce that reflects the communities we operate in the markets they serve. The James Hardie Inclusion & Diversity Scholarship is one step toward proactively addressing inequalities and social injustice. |
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March 1, 2021 |
This opportunity is open to seniors planning to pursue a degree in a course of study involving textiles. |
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May 31 (annually) |
This scholarship opportunity is available to individuals registered as enrolled members of a federal/state-recognized tribe, or descendants of tribal grandparents/parents that plan to enroll in an accredited tribal college/university. |
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Colleges are always looking to diversify their campuses and to make their schools more accessible to students of all ethnicities, economic backgrounds, and religious beliefs. For this reason, many scholarships are restricted to minority students, including African American students. A great number of companies, organizations, and schools offer scholarships, particularly for minority and female students. |
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Colleges are always looking to diversify their campuses and to make their schools more accessible to students of all ethnicities, economic backgrounds, and religious beliefs. For this reason, many scholarships are restricted to minority students, including Hispanic students. A great number of companies, organizations, and schools offer scholarships, particularly for minority and female students. |
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2020 WHS Scholarship Recipients
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Scholarship Name |
Winner |
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Evelyn Restivo, Scholarship Committee, 144 Creekview Circle, Maypearl, TX 76064, erestivo@wisd.org or erestivo2001@yahoo.com |
NOT AWARDED TO WHS SENIOR 2020 |
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Arlington Board of Realtors Community Service Foundation Scholarship Program |
no recipient from WHS |
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CNB of Texas Merit Award |
MERIT: Benjamin Barker, Cairi Price, Claudia Mackel, Dylan Florence, Jaden Patterson, Jazmine Phillips, Lacy Mott, Marisabel Garza, McKensi Bryce, Mia Charles |
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Creative Quilters Guild of Ellis County |
no response |
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Danny Hill Scholarship - Common Grounds Ministries |
no response |
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Edna Pearl Carder Memorial Scholarship |
Mia Charles, McKensi Bryce |
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Education Foundation - Frankie Lou Jett Vocational Scholarship |
Monticello Woodley, Cairi Price, Jaden Patterson, McKensi Bryce, Caitlin Richardson, Magalie Ochoa, Claudia mackel, Hannah Stevens, Jacob Andrus, Raynie Spaniel, Dylan Florence |
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Education Foundation - John Hicks Memorial Scholarship |
Magalie Ochoa |
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Education Foundation - Frankie Lou Jett Merit Scholarship |
see above |
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Education Foundation - Frankie Lou Jett Teacher Scholarship |
see above |
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Ellis A&M Club Scholarship |
Dylan Florence, Hayley Pickett, Colton Lee, Hannah Stevens |
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Ellis County Aggie Moms Club Scholarship |
Travis Lee |
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Ellis County Master Gardeners' 2019 College Scholarship |
SCHOLARSHIP NOT AWARDED TO WHS THIS YEAR |
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Ellis County Republic Women PAC |
Not awarded to WHS student this year |
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Ellis County Women in Business Scholarship |
NO RESPONSE |
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Farm to Table Dinner on the Square Culinary Arts Scholarship |
no response |
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Hilco COOP Scholarship |
Scholarship awarded to Life HS Student this year |
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Historic Waxahachie, Inc. Essay Scholarship 2019 |
Claudia Mackel; Dylan Florence |
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows Waxahachie Lodge # 80 Scholarship |
Gibson Chandler |
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Jackson Community Funeral Home Scholarship |
no response |
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Janet Roux Memorial Scholarship |
Rebecca Ramirez, Jenna Schmidt, Jalen Woods |
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Lillian Custom Homes - CAD & Design Achievement Scholarship |
NOT GIVING SCHOLARSHIP THIS YEAR |
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Lillian Custom Homes- Building Trade Achievement Scholarship |
NOT GIVING SCHOLARSHIP THIS YEAR |
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Lillian Custom Homes-Band Achievement Scholarship |
NOT GIVING SCHOLARSHIP THIS YEAR |
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Linda Moxley Indian Trails Master Naturalist Scholarship |
NO RESPONSE |
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Lofland / Siebert Scholarship |
Marisabel Garza, Garrett Roux |
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M.E. Singleton Scholarship |
SINGLETON: Gaililea Galvan Juarez, Joshua Nutt, Raquel Acosta; |
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Mac Law, The Injury Attorney Scholarship |
Monticello Woodley, Brandon Moore, Travis Miller, Lacy Mott, Joshua Nutt, Jaden Patterson, Marisabel Garza, Caitlin Richardson, Shyam Madhav |
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Mike O'Daniel Memorial Scholarship |
B.G. Winn, Campbell Sullivan and Brooke Trull |
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Moral Courage Foundation Scholarship |
not received |
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Morgan Family Scholarship |
Claudia Mackel;Meredith Fay |
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Morgan Orthodontics Scholarship |
no response |
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Navarro County Electric Cooperative, Inc. Scholarship |
NO SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO WHS THIS YEAR |
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Scarborough Renaissance Festival Scholarship |
Monticello Woodley |
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Shanleigh Mae Almon Memorial Scholarship |
(sent email again on 6/24) not received as of July 3, 2020 |
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Ted and Nancy Paup Texas A&M Legacy Scholarship |
Hannah Stevens; Colton Lee |
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The Nay Family Trust Endowment 2018 Scholarship |
Kayla Milholen, Lane Schoolfield, Bailey Wakeland |
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The Tenery Scholarship |
NO AWARDED TO WHS SENIOR 2020 |
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Waxahachie ATPE Scholarship |
Caitlyn Richardson and Lacy Mott |
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Waxahachie Century Club Conservation Award |
no response |
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Waxahachie Junior Service League Scholarship |
Scholarship not awarded to WHS this year |
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Waxahachie Lions Club Scholarship |
no decision made as of 6/24 |
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Waxahachie Masonic Lodge #90 Lamar Scholarship |
Joshua Nutt |
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Waxahachie Optimist Club - Zane Walker Memorial Scholarship |
emailed 6/24 |
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Waxahachie Rebekah Lodge #381 |
no response |
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Waxahachie Rotary Club Scholarship |
Mia Charles; Caitlin Richardson, William Dean, McKensi Bryce, Claudia Mackel, Jacob Andrus, Jaden Patterson, Cairi Price, Monticello Woodley, Brandon Moore, Dylan Florence |
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Waxahachie Shakespeare Club Outstanding Language Arts Student |
no response |
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Waxahachie Smile Foundation Musical Arts Scholarship |
NOT GIVING SCHOLARSHIP THIS YEAR |
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Waxahachie Youth Baseball / Softball Association Scholarship |
Hope David, Lacy Mott, Campbell Sullivan |
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West Ellis County Retired School Personnel Scholarship |
Awarded to Maypearl ISD this year |
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WHS Alta Edmondson Award |
no essays turned in for this scholarship this year due to COVID-19 |
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WHS AP International Diploma |
no response |
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WHS AP Scholar |
no response |
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WHS AP Scholar with Distinction |
no response |
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WHS AP Scholar with Honors |
no response |
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WHS Band Booster Essay Scholarship |
Ashtin Rostetter, Ben Barker, Caitlin Rostetter, Acacia Johnson, Allyssa Fisher |
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WHS Band Booster Music Major Scholarship |
Ashtin Rostetter, Ben Barker |
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WHS Band Booster Margie Owens Scholarship |
Magalie Ochoa |
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WHS Brown Chiles Scholarship |
Halle Becerra |
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WHS Cain Award for Advanced Placement English |
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WHS Cherokee Charmer Booster Club Scholarship |
Viridiana Gonzales, Taikeiya Granger, Ke'Myria Anderson, Kiya Green, Haley Neeley, Alexis Willis |
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WHS Corner Kick Men's Soccer Boosters Club Scholarship |
Joshua Redding, Mark McLachlan, Jordan Beechum, Sergio, Salinas |
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WHS Cross Country Booster Club Scholarship |
Samuel Molina, Karina Huerta, Julius Luna |
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WHS Dave Williams Scholarship |
Tala Alsammack |
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WHS Dr. Rick McMichael CTE Scholarship |
no response |
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WHS Dulin Brothers Memorial Baseball Scholarship |
not recieved as of 7/3/2020 |
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WHS Ex-Students' Association Fine Arts Hall of Fame - Dorsey Family Scholarship |
Ashtyn Rostetter |
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WHS Ex-Students' Association Fine Arts Hall of Fame - Steve and Rebecca Wright Scholarship Honoring Brent Winn |
McKensie Bryce |
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WHS Ex-Students' Association Fine Arts Hall of Fame Scholarship |
Galilea Juarez |
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WHS Ex-Students' Association Scholarship |
Monticello Woodley |
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WHS Ex-Students' Association Scholarship in Honor of the Class of 1979 |
Rebecca Ramirez |
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WHS Ex-Students' Association Athletic Hall of Fame |
Lacy Mott |
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WHS Harding Citizenship Award |
no response |
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WHS Interact Scholarship |
Joshua Nutt |
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WHS John Houston Custom Homes Build Scholarship |
NO SCHOLARSHIP THIS YEAR |
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WHS Lady Indian Soccer Booster Club Scholarship |
Raquel Acosta, Angelica Gutierres, Stephanie Mendez, Gillian Magruder, Nina Ramirez, Brooke Trull |
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WHS Lifetouch Award |
NO SCHOLARSHIP THIS YEAR |
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WHS Mary Frances Elliott Memorial Math Award |
no response |
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WHS Ryan Wilt Memorial Scholarship |
no response |
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WHS Spirit Club Scholarship |
Hannah Stevens; Alexa Barron |
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WHS Sue Stroope Memorial Art Scholarship |
no response |
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WHS Tennis Booster Club Scholarship |
Julian Garza, Hayden Brown |
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WHS Volleyball Booster Club Scholarship |
Lacy Mott, Bailey Whitehead, Ragan Ward |
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WHS Waxahachie Symphony Association Young Artist Award |
VOCAL Joselynne Hernandez;VOCAL Melody Green;INSTRUMENTAL Ryan Johnson;INSTRUMENTAL Ben Barker |
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WISD Clift Nation "Stay in School" Scholarship |
Claudia Mackel |
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WISD Dunaway Alumni Scholarship |
McKensi Bryce and Brooke Trull |
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WISD Felty Elementary Alumni Scholarship |
Jaden Patterson, Caitlin richardson |
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WISD Northside Elementary School's Jameson Conner Memorial "Stay in School" Scholarship |
NO APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR |
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WISD Shackelford Elementary School "Stay in School" Scholarship |
not received |