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Springfield.
August 18, 2000 -- The Department of Children and Family Services today
announced 79 high school graduates under DCFS’ care who will receive
the Educational Scholarship Award. The awards presentation on Friday August
18, 2000, is just one of many activities centered around youth as part
of the Youth Day celebration during the State Fair.
The
79 students were chosen based on scholastic aptitude, academic rank, citizenship,
personal character and their community involvement. Students will receive
a medical card, $445 monthly stipend and a waiver of tuition and fees
for four years if they attend one of nine designated Illinois state colleges
or universities.
“College
is an important step for teens because education is the key to future
success and because the college experience encourages maturity and independence,”
said DCFS Director Jess McDonald.
“This financial award will help them achieve a very important
goal in their life.”
About
200 teens statewide submitted applications for this scholarship. Applicants
must be 19 years old or younger and possess a diploma from an accredited
high school or GED program by the end of the 1999-2000 school year.
“I
would like to congratulate everyone who recognized the importance of applying
for this scholarship,” said DCFS Deputy Director of Education and
Transition Services, Gloria Fitzgerald.
“Although this was a rigorous selection process, every applicant
demonstrated a desire and goal for educational success.”
This
was the second year scholarship competition was expanded to include children
formerly under DCFS care who are adopted or in the Department’s subsidized
guardianship program. In past years, only DCFS wards were eligible to
seek the four-year scholarships.
The
DCFS Scholarship Program began in 1964 with the awarding of four scholarships.
It has now assisted more than 500 students with their college education.
Students can obtain scholarship applications and additional information
about the DCFS Scholarship Program through their caseworkers.
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DCFS
Educational Scholarship Recipients (2000)
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Arlington
Heights
Bellwood
Brighton
Canton
Carbondale
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Serena
Burns
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Lisa
Bhatnagar
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Lakeisha
Hayes
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Andre
Hughes
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Ricco
Mimms
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Tina
Miller
Carlyle
Champaign
Charleston
Chicago
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Gina
Aalders
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Charlotte
Adams
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Alishea
Armstrong
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Maxwell
Caples
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April
Curtis
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Berneice
Cruz
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Kenneth
Davis
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Shakesha
Dye
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Marvin
Ellzey
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Danielle
Franklin
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Jemima
Gardner
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Damon
Gary
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Crystal
Gregory
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Latoyia
Hayes
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Tijani
Iman
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Patrice
Jarrett
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Ali
Malik
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Kashanti
Mangun
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Kasheima
McDaniel
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Jose
O’Campo
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Onie
Riley
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Samantha
Sanders
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Latoya
Smith
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James
Snider
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Raijean
Stroud
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Juntyna
Wilson
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Tremon
Wright
Chicago
Heights
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Ellen
Mitchell
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Tamika
Robinson
Christopher
Clinton
Country
Club Hills
Darien
DeKalb
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Lakeisha
Cameron
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Quineska
Colbert
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Ja
Juana Hawkins
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Tina
Hopkins
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Maria
Jamerson
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Maurice
Montgomery
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Rachel
Nealey
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Niqua
Wilbon
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Dolton
Edwardsville
Evanston
Flossmoor
Forrest
Park
Fox
Lake
Hebron
Jacksonville
Lake
Forest
Lisle
Macomb
Naperville
Normal
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Camille
Barton
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Terence
White
Oak
Park
Sandwich
Sherman
South
Holland
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Dorene
Fulks
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Marcus
Thigpen
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Nakeesha
Semmons
St.
Anne
Urbana
Waukegan
Wheaton
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Matthew
Brdecka
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Steven
Szukala
Woodstock
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