The WEOKIE Foundation awards $50,000 in college scholarships
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (March 24, 2021) —
The WEOKIE Foundation has awarded 25 Oklahoma graduating high school seniors a combined $50,000 in college scholarships. Each of the 25 recipients will receive a $2,000 scholarship for their continued college education. The winners were selected from 615 applications received.
The scholarship winners were selected through an essay writing contest. Each student had to submit an essay topic asking, “When you look back at the end of your career, what would it take for you to consider yourself successful?” Applications were open to all graduating seniors in Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, and Oklahoma counties.
2021 Scholarship Winners
Jada Snyder Mustang HS
Emma Dilbeck Mustang HS
Rebecca George Yukon HS
Nyla Smith John Marshall HS
Cheldon Gatz Piedmont HS
Lorelei Winton Mustang HS
Megan Wilson Edmond Santa Fe HS
Kira Jones Bishop McGuiness HS
Jake Strother Edmond North HS
Kelly Rojo Reyes Moore HS
Joseph Mars Piedmont HS
Wendy Diaz Astec Charter Schools
Lani Hensley Stroud HS
Julia Miller Edmond Santa Fe HS
Chloe Bagg Norman North HS
Caden Brummer Central Oklahoma Alliance of Christian Homeschoolers
Christen Daniel Midwest City HS
Nancy Sierra Astec Charter Schools
Haley Shanahan Bishop McGuinnesss Catholic HS
Jessenia Violante Astec Charter Schools
Kamryn Oliphant Homeschool
Samantha Taylor Piedmont HS
Edith Lopez-Rios Astec Charter Schools
Jared Rubio Dove Science Academy HS
Madeline Bradley Homeschool
About WEOKIE Foundation
The WEOKIE Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity. The Foundation provides a formal avenue of charitable giving for WEOKIE Federal Credit Union and offers safe housing, financial empowerment, emergency relief, and community influence programs to Oklahoma City and surrounding communities. The Foundation is governed by an appointed volunteer Board of Directors. The goal of the Foundation is to promote WEOKIE’s commitment to social responsibility and to educate credit union members and the community so they are able to make better financial choices.
