Graduating seniors Aidan Bryant, left, and Horace Taylor are shown in 2022 with James Wheeler, operations and student programs director for INK!Graduating seniors Aidan Bryant, left, and Horace Taylor are shown in 2022 with James Wheeler, operations and student programs director for INK!
Graduating seniors Aidan Bryant, left, and Horace Taylor are shown in 2022 with James Wheeler, operations and student programs director for INK!

Scholarships open for St. Johns high school seniors

Published on March 7, 2024 at 4:29 pm
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March 23 is the deadline for graduating students in St. Johns County to apply for a number of scholarships. More than $50,000 is up for grabs from the St. Johns County Education Foundation, called INK!

The merit- and need-based scholarships range from $1,000 to $3,800. 

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Scholarships include the Jack Hamilton Wheeler Memorial Scholarships, named for a Creekside High School student who died in a car crash in 2019, and the Lt. Col. Sally MacDonald Memorial Scholarship for graduating seniors who are active members of the JROTC program in St. Johns County. And one scholarship for an aspiring firefighter would cover a full year’s tuition at a fire college. 

Scholarships are just one piece of the mission for INK!, which stands for “investing in kids.” The organization also operates the district’s Take Stock in Children mentoring and college preparation program, the classroom grant program Tools 4 School and more.

“INK! connects our community to our classrooms, supports innovative teaching and learning, empowers potential, and celebrates success in St. Johns County public schools,” Executive Director Cathy Newman said.

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Lead image: Graduating seniors Aidan Bryant, left, and Horace Taylor are shown in 2022 with James Wheeler, operations and student programs director for INK!, at a Take Stock in Children graduation event.


author image Reporter email Noah Hertz is a Jacksonville Today reporter focusing on St. Johns County. From Central Florida, Noah got his start as an intern at WFSU, Tallahassee’s public radio station, and as a reporter at The Wakulla News. He went on to work for three years as a general assignment reporter and editor for The West Volusia Beacon in his hometown, DeLand.

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