Take Stock Signing Ceremonies - November, 2009

Take Stock in Children signing ceremonies took place in November, 2009. Each graduate received his or her four-year full-tuition college scholarship from the Monroe County Education Foundation’s Take Stock In Children Program. In addition, all graduates will have their college “local fees” fully paid for four years. Each graduate has fulfilled all contractual commitments to maintain good grades, follow the code of student conduct, attend school regularly, stay crime and drug free, and attend weekly mentor-mentee meetings.

The Take Stock In Children program is the perfect example of a public-private partnership that works: All scholarship contributions raised locally are matched – dollar for dollar– by “PROJECT STARS” of the Florida Prepaid College Foundation, which is funded by the State Legislature.

(Seated left to right) : Sandy Higgs – Monroe County Education Foundation (MCEF) board member, Andy Griffiths – Monroe County School Board, Chairman, Sugeidy Regis – Take Stock in Children scholar, John Padget – MCEF Vice President

(Standing left to right): Lynn Kaufelt – MCEF board member, Eduardo Pitts – MCEF board member, Steven Pribramsky – Monroe County School Board member, Marie Regis – mother of Sugeidy, Marceline Clairjuste – Mentor, Jennie Wolf – MCEF board member

Horace O'Bryant Middle School Take Scholarship Recipients

(Seated – left to right): Inmyah Greer, Nelson Morales, Kaly Mobley, Cherline Riche, Cadette Deneville, Jordan Guieb, Kirsten Sanchez  (Standing – left to right): Michelle Chavez, Sugeidy Regis, Melanie Alvarez, Maximilian Mealor, Michael Stern, Jake Johnson, Erika Pena, Laura Urbay, Mercedes Cosby, Chynna Eckard (Click on Photo for Larger Image)

Mentors and Volunteers at Key West High School

(Seated Left to Right):  Jennie Wolf – Monroe County Education Foundation (MCEF) board member, Steven Pribramsky – Monroe County School Board, John Padget – MCEF Vice President, Lynn Kaufelt – MCEF board member, Sandy Higgs – MCEF board member (Standing Left to Right – New Mentors at KWH): Donnie Barrios, John Di Renzo, Marlon Garnett, Rob Harper, Cindy Peryam (Click on Photo for Larger Image)

Horace O'Bryant Middle School

Cherline Riche, Horace O'Bryant Take Stock Scholarship recipient, with Linday Walker, Take Stock Mentor.

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Sugarloaf Middle School

Fred Greenberg, mentor, working with James Fowler, Take Stock Scholarship recipient.

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