Turtle Wing Awards Five Scholarships

This year, Turtle Wing was able to give out 5 scholarships, Jack Hooper Memorial Scholarship Winner: Grant Kubala (Schulenburg High School) Grow Wings Scholarship Winners: Waylon Schimcek (Weimar Highschool), Colt Freytag (Flatonia High School), and Alessia Martinez (Rice High School) Give Wings Scholarship Winner: Jacob Seibert (Saint Paul High School-Shiner) Pictured: From left: Kim Miori (Programs Director, Turtle Wing), Becca Edmiston (Turtle Wing Board Member and Scholarship Committee Member), Destiny Psencik (Executive Director, Turtle Wing), Waylon Schimcek (Grow Wings Winner), Colt Freytag (Grow Wings Winner), Alessia Martinez (Grow Wings Winner), Grant Kubala (Jack Hooper Memorial Winner), Kari Tummis (Turtle Wing Board Member and Scholarship Committee Winner), Gigi Marburger (Founders Circle Member and Scholarship Committee Chair), and DeeAnn Hooper (Founder and President, Turtle Wing) Not pictured: Jacob Seibert (Give Wings scholarship winner).

Every year, Turtle Wing Foundation awards scholarships to high school seniors (from Fayette, Lavaca, and Colorado counties) pursuing college and/or a trade school. The three scholarship categories are: Jack Hooper Memorial Scholarship: awarded to a student who has exhibited the qualities of acceptance, kindness, inclusion, and service. This might be through volunteerism, work, or life experiences.

Give Wings Scholarship: this applicant must be pursuing an education that will lead them to working with children with learning challenges in some way.

Grow Wings: this applicant must be actively participating in special education or following a 504 plan.

With over 80 applications, the scholarship committee had to make very tough decisions, and ultimately decided to do 2 additional scholarships this year (the foundation usually only awards 3) due to the high need and amazing submissions.

This year, Turtle Wing was able to give out five scholarships.

Jack Hooper Memorial Scholarship Winner: Grant Kubala Schulenburg Highschool. Grow Wings Scholarship Winners: Waylon Schimcek Weimar High School, Colt Freytag Flatonia High School, andAlessia Martinez Rice High School. Give Wings Scholarship Winner: Jacob Seibert St. Paul Shiner High School.