Editor’s Note: These are actually not my words. These are the words of a rising college sophomore delivered to an audience of soon to be first-year college students this week. …
Monica Godbee: The Positive Impacts of Financial Literacy
As a high school student enrolled in several honors level classes, Monica Godbee excelled in all her subjects but felt most passionate about the cello. On the encouragement of her …
Jennifer Kuykendall: Building a life she loves
Jennifer Kuykendall grew up in Affton, MO and attended kindergarten through twelfth grade in the Bayless School District where she was Valedictorian of her 2012 graduating class. She excelled at …
Chris Rose is Making Plans
Chris Rose, a Scholarship Foundation voter engagement fellow and an Ava’s Grace scholar, is an “open book” and he has a lot to say about turning his personal circumstances into …
DeAndre Ross: Thriving on Constant Learning
DeAndre Ross, an assistant project manager at Gafcon, Inc. in Los Angeles, is putting both his engineering training and his people skills to work every day on large building projects. …
Candice Clossum
Candice Clossum’s love of serving others began early. She remembers being eight years old and helping her aunt at a community food pantry. She says the experience helped mold her, …