2023 Scholarship Recipients
While SPARK, the Education Foundation for Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS), manages over 20 scholarship funds, the Foundation also administers 12 SPARK scholarships. This year, these scholarships, offering a total of $40,000, have been awarded to 21 students attending 13 different universities and programs.
The Apple Federal Credit Union Scholarship supports two graduating high school seniors who intend to pursue degrees in Business or Finance with $3,000 scholarships. The recipients are:
- Natalie Korzuch, Colgan High School
- Alexander Vetter, Brentsville District High School
The Chick-fil-A Prince William County Scholarship awards a $4,000 scholarship to one graduating high school senior. The recipient is:
- Suhaima Sajjad, Osbourn Park High School
The CTE (Red Lawson) Scholarship Program provides scholarships to graduates of PWCS who completed a Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) approved Career and Technical Education (CTE) sequence of courses and plan to pursue a professional certification, an Associate in Science degree, or Associate in Applied Science degree, or pursue a CTE plan of study at a post-secondary institute. These scholarships are $1,000. The recipients are:
- Kassidee Barr, Osbourn Park High School
- Justin Burns, Forest Park High School
- Gabriella Kufuor, Osbourn Park High School
The Dr. Edward L. Kelly Memorial Scholarship supports three graduating high school seniors who intend to become teachers with $1,500 scholarships. Dr. Kelly served as Superintendent of PWCS for 18 years. The recipients are:
- Ava DeWald, Battlefield High School
- Madison Dinges, Battlefield High School
- Tanzeela Virk, Osbourn Park High School
The Lillian M. Orlich Scholarship awards $2,500 to two seniors who attend Osbourn Park High School and demonstrate leadership, hard work and perseverance, integrity, compassion, and sincere desire to serve others, especially the youth of our society. The recipients are:
- Tasfia Mia, Osbourn Park High School
- Matthew Sills, Osbourn Park High School
The Lockheed Martin Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Scholarships support two graduating high school seniors who intend to pursue professional certification or careers in STEM fields with $1,500. The recipients are:
- Celia Calabria, Osbourn Park High School
- Benjamin Sarr, Unity Reed High School
The Micron Technology, Engineering, and Math (TEM) scholarships support two graduating high school seniors who intend to pursue professional certification or careers in TEM fields with $1,500. The recipients are:
- Sierra Diller, Colgan High School
- Morgan McMillan, Battlefield High School
The Dr. Robert Eichorn Scholarship supports a graduating PWCS high school senior who has participated in a nontraditional program such as: Independence Nontraditional School, GED/ISAEP, Computer-Based Instruction (CBI), Juvenile Detention Center, or PACE West. The recipient is:
- Timothy Howard, Independence Nontraditional School
The SRC, Inc. Scholarship awards $1,000 to one graduating high school student who has shown a history of participation in Robotics and STEM programs and intends on pursuing a degree in a STEM field. The recipient is:
- Maame Esi Brown, Battlefield High School
The Woodbridge Women’s Club CTE Scholarships award $1,500 to two graduating high school students who are enrolled in CTE tracks and plan to further their education through a trade school, licensure program, or other program related to their CTE studies. The recipients are:
- Cymone Brundage, Gar-Field High School
- Jasmine Howard, Potomac Senior High School
The Woodbridge Women’s Club Scholarship awards $1,000 to one graduating high school senior from Woodbridge Senior High School who plans to attend an accredited community college, or four-year college or university. The recipient is:
- Jocelyne Lizarazu, Woodbridge High School
The Yorkshire Elementary School (YES) scholarship awards $5,000 to one graduating high school senior who attended Yorkshire Elementary for at least one year. The recipient is:
- Hyeon Cha, Patriot High School
In addition to the above scholarships, SPARK manages the funds for the following scholarship programs. (This list will be expanded as SPARK is notified of the recipients.)
The Austin Trenum Memorial Scholarship awards $1,000 to one (1) graduating high school senior at Brentsville District High School. The recipient is:
- Austin Apesa, Brentsville District High School
The Forest Park Black Alumni Scholarship awards $1,500 to a Black graduating senior in good standing at Forest Park High School. The recipient is:
- Mahlet Alemayhu, Forest Park High School
The Payton's Project- Free Bullying scholarship provides up to twenty-four (24) $1,000 awards to eligible high school Seniors, who intend to pursue studies at a higher learning institute, or to current higher learning institute students. The PWCS recipients are:
- Carly Hemani, Hylton High School
- Madison Ingram, Colgan High School
- Elena Shropshire, Battlefield High School
The Prince William Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Program raises and provides funds for student scholarships of $2,500 each, to be given to a graduating high school senior who has shown a commitment to academic excellence and community involvement. The recipient is:
- Sean Gentry, Osbourn Park High School
SPARK congratulates these seniors for all their hard work and wishes all PWCS seniors well on their future endeavors!