Pictured: Jump Start Your Future Scholarship recipients from Venice High School with Heather Ferrigno, Scholarship Manager, Education Foundation of Sarasota County. Photo courtesy of Education Foundation of Sarasota County.

The Education Foundation of Sarasota County has awarded scholarships to 66 remarkable students across the district. These scholarships provide valuable financial assistance for students pursuing education after high school. The Education Foundation provided 59 Jump Start Your Future 1-year Florida Prepaid Scholarship for 30 credit hours, valued at $3,400. The recipients are as follows: Booker High School: Amarah Higdon and Quentin Harman. North Port High School: Augie Barrett, Brendan Soler, Elisabeth Kowalski, Hilda Reyes Ricardo, Illia Troshuk, Isaac Isaula, Isabel Moody, Isabel Paynter, Isabella Aranda, Josalynn Tari, Kara Parsotan, Karyna Fedorova, Kevin Dinh, Nyshaya Robinson, Paul Khailo, and Zechariah Riddle. Pine View School: Daria Tiubin and Kendal Delagrange. Riverview High School: Adam Blizzard, Enmanuel Diaz-Rodriguez, Era Dervishi, Hailey Carmichael, Jacalyn Leahr, Javier Troy, Jaylah Wilson, and Santina Deschler. Sarasota High School: Ariem Padilla-Chavez, Camila Roldan Rivillas, Carlos Cruz-Ochoa, Francois Bekhit, Scarlett Ochoa-Conde, and Tien Le. Sarasota Military Academy: Angel Moreta, Genaro Cardenas-Villanueva, Jocelynn Valdivia, Kayla Cinelli, Keanu Eng, and Maria Enriquez-Vega. Suncoast Polytechnical High School: Alec Morgan, Alexis Butrum, Angelo Carrillo, Emily Delgado, Gabriel Blethen, Kayden Falu, and Oscar Colin-Castruita. Venice High School: Ashley Weekes, Blake Dominy, Christian Mendez, Holden Sweeting, Isaias Sanchez, Jacob DeNinno, Juan Hernandez-Mexicano, Marina Berardi, Paxton Barrick, Richard Kudrya, and Victoria Csiszar. In addition to the Jump Start Your Future Scholarships, the Education Foundation provided the following scholarships: Arthur D. Vandroff Scholarship ($1,000 renewable up to $4,000) Awarded to Cassey Dao, a senior at Sarasota High School, who will attend University of South Florida to study nursing. Suncoast Credit Union Scholars Scholarship ($2,000 one-time). Awarded to Daria Tiubin, a Pine View School senior, who will attend Florida State University to study political science, computer science, or biology. Awarded to Marina Beradi, a senior at Venice High School, who will attend Ringling College of Art and Design to study fine art and computer animation. Ivan F. and Ina C. Legore Scholarship ($5,000 renewable up to $20,000) Awarded to Cambria Grover, a Sarasota High School senior, who will study elementary education at Florida Gulf Coast University. Awarded to Iris Dahlborg, a senior at Pine View School, who will attend Florida State University and pursue a degree in civil engineering -environmental engineering. Retsy Lauer Visual Art College and Precollege Scholarship ($2,000 one-time). Awarded to Jacqueline Wasserman, a Pine View School senior, who is going to Florida State University to double major in fine arts and education. Awarded to Yeonho Kang, a junior at Pine View School, who will attend Ringling College of Art and Design’s pre-college summer program to develop his skills in game art and design. 

Pictured: Jump Start Your Future Scholarship recipients from Venice High School with Heather Ferrigno, Scholarship Manager, Education Foundation of Sarasota County. Photo courtesy of Education Foundation of Sarasota County.