July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Lilly scholars named (04/06/07)
Lilly scholars named (04/06/07)
By By JENNIFER TARTER-
Jay County High School seniors Austin Flynn and Sara Garringer have been friends since before they attended kindergarten together at Redkey Elementary School.
On Thursday, the two were named the Portland Foundation's 2007 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars.
While waiting for Flynn and Garringer to be called to the JCHS office Thursday afternoon, their parents, Fred and Nancy Garringer and Stephen and Carlotta Flynn, reminisced about their children when they were younger playing in the Garringer's backyard on a Slip n' Slide.
They also joked about wishing that they could have picked out what their children wore to school today. Austin wore a T-shirt that read 'hard work never killed anybody but why take a chance,' his father said. Sara was in her track warm ups, her mother added.
When the two top-ranked students in their class strolled into the office, they immediately were congratulated and hugged by their parents, many of them wiping away tears of joy.
Garringer plans to major in education at either Hanover College or Indiana University.
She is ranked number one in her class with a 4.046 cumulative GPA. Participating in National Honor Society, she is also a member of the Junior Classical League, First National Bank student board, Jay Today staff and band. She has served as president and vice president of the Key Club, community service chair of the Student Council, student leader of Campus Life and is a 10-year 4-H member. She has also been a four-year member of the track, soccer and basketball teams. She was the captain and named MVP of the basketball team and was captain and won the leadership award and academic all state honorable mention of the soccer team.
Flynn is planning to attend Wabash College in Crawfordsville and major in English.
He is also ranked number one in his class and has a 4.0 cumulative GPA. At JCHS, he was a section leader in band, vice president of the French club, treasurer and secretary of Student Council, treasurer of the student exchange club and a member of Campus Life, drama club, LEO club, National Honor Society, the thespian society and the yearbook and newspaper staffs. He also won the Optimist Oratorical Contest and the Leo Glogas Citizenship Award.
Garringer and Flynn will receive full tuition for four years to a Indiana university or college of their choice and an $800 yearly stipend for required books and equipment.
Twenty six students from Jay County applied for these scholarship. Applicants with a minimum cumulative 3.5 GPA are evaluated based on academic excellence, financial need, school and community activities, first generation college student and response to an essay question. From these 26, eight finalists were interviewed by a selection committee from the Portland Foundation and completed an impromptu essay.
There are 216 Lilly Scholarships awarded statewide. County population determines the number of scholarships awarded per community foundation.[[In-content Ad]]
On Thursday, the two were named the Portland Foundation's 2007 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars.
While waiting for Flynn and Garringer to be called to the JCHS office Thursday afternoon, their parents, Fred and Nancy Garringer and Stephen and Carlotta Flynn, reminisced about their children when they were younger playing in the Garringer's backyard on a Slip n' Slide.
They also joked about wishing that they could have picked out what their children wore to school today. Austin wore a T-shirt that read 'hard work never killed anybody but why take a chance,' his father said. Sara was in her track warm ups, her mother added.
When the two top-ranked students in their class strolled into the office, they immediately were congratulated and hugged by their parents, many of them wiping away tears of joy.
Garringer plans to major in education at either Hanover College or Indiana University.
She is ranked number one in her class with a 4.046 cumulative GPA. Participating in National Honor Society, she is also a member of the Junior Classical League, First National Bank student board, Jay Today staff and band. She has served as president and vice president of the Key Club, community service chair of the Student Council, student leader of Campus Life and is a 10-year 4-H member. She has also been a four-year member of the track, soccer and basketball teams. She was the captain and named MVP of the basketball team and was captain and won the leadership award and academic all state honorable mention of the soccer team.
Flynn is planning to attend Wabash College in Crawfordsville and major in English.
He is also ranked number one in his class and has a 4.0 cumulative GPA. At JCHS, he was a section leader in band, vice president of the French club, treasurer and secretary of Student Council, treasurer of the student exchange club and a member of Campus Life, drama club, LEO club, National Honor Society, the thespian society and the yearbook and newspaper staffs. He also won the Optimist Oratorical Contest and the Leo Glogas Citizenship Award.
Garringer and Flynn will receive full tuition for four years to a Indiana university or college of their choice and an $800 yearly stipend for required books and equipment.
Twenty six students from Jay County applied for these scholarship. Applicants with a minimum cumulative 3.5 GPA are evaluated based on academic excellence, financial need, school and community activities, first generation college student and response to an essay question. From these 26, eight finalists were interviewed by a selection committee from the Portland Foundation and completed an impromptu essay.
There are 216 Lilly Scholarships awarded statewide. County population determines the number of scholarships awarded per community foundation.[[In-content Ad]]
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