Students Win Scholarships
Eleven outstanding Beaufort County seniors have been named Heritage Classic Foundation scholars for the 2022-2023 school year. The students come from seven different high schools, and one is home schooled.
Seniors in all Beaufort and Jasper County high schools were eligible to apply, and applications were reviewed on the basis of academic success, community service, essays written by the student and financial need. Thirteen finalists were interviewed by the Scholar Committee; the two not selected were awarded a one-time $2,500 grant.
Six of the scholars will receive a $16,000 scholarship over the next four years.
Four additional awards carry a $20,000 amount. Two of the latter scholarships honor Scholar Committee chairmen who have passed, John Zimmerman and Mike Malanick. One honors the late Scholar Committee member Charlie Brown, and the Tartan Club Award recognizes the donations made by the Tartan Club. Created by the Heritage Classic Foundation, the Tartan Club is a group made up of individuals throughout the community who share a desire to help others through the awarding of scholar grants for area students.
The Kirby Scholarship, a one-year $4,000 scholar award, was created in memoriam of past Scholar Committee chairman Ward Kirby and will be granted every year moving forward. Two additional students will receive a one-year $2,500 award.
The winners are: Battery Creek: Ella Gordon; Beaufort Academy: Benjamin Steen; Beaufort High School: Megan Alvarez, and Susan “Elizabeth” Livesay; Heritage Academy: Kellen Kubec; Hilton Head Island High School: Cynthia Gudaitis, Benjamin Lewis, and Laurel Hawkins; Hilton Head Preparatory School: Emma “Hayes” Wilkinson; John Paul II Catholic School: Samantha Reilly; and Homeschooled: Levi Bates.
Next fall, 41 Beaufort County collegians will be attending school and will have received Foundation grants at an expenditure of $200,000. A total of $5 million will have been awarded to 375 students after the 2023 distribution.
In addition to these 11 scholarships, the Foundation is funding four $2,500 annual scholarships to the University of South Carolina Beaufort and two $1,500 annual scholarships to the Technical College of the Lowcountry.
“We believe the resumes of these young adults are better than ever. The teachers and administrators of our school systems, as well as the award winners, deserve special praise,” said Heritage Classic Foundation Scholar Committee Chairman, Scott Richardson.
