Students throughout district receive Vogt Scholarships
Students throughout district receive Vogt Scholarships
Students throughout district receive Vogt Scholarships
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Posted March 29, 2012, on www.jcpsky.net<br />
<strong>Students</strong> <strong>throughout</strong> <strong>district</strong> <strong>receive</strong> <strong>Vogt</strong> <strong>Scholarships</strong><br />
Seventeen outstanding JCPS students have <strong>receive</strong>d a $10,000 <strong>Vogt</strong> Achievement<br />
Scholarship. The students were selected based on their SAT/ACT scores and cumulative<br />
GPAs as well as community and campus leadership, participation in extracurricular<br />
activities, and recommendations from principals and community leaders.<br />
The <strong>Vogt</strong> endowed scholarship fund was established by Louisville businessmen Henry V.<br />
Heuser Sr. in 1999. To date, more than $1.7 million has been awarded to more than 200<br />
students.<br />
Henry V. Heuser Jr., chairman of the Henry <strong>Vogt</strong> Machine Company, presented the 2012<br />
scholarships in March at the University of Louisville University Club. He was joined by<br />
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, JCPS Superintendent Donna Hargens, Eileen Pickett of<br />
Greater Louisville Inc., JCPS principals, more than 100 business and community leaders,<br />
and several university and college presidents from the region. Nine universities<br />
supplement the <strong>Vogt</strong> Achievement <strong>Scholarships</strong> for students who attend their schools.<br />
The 2012 <strong>Vogt</strong> Achievement Scholars are Drake Lee-Patterson (Atherton High),<br />
Michelle Roh (Ballard High), Gina Uccellini (Brown School), Case Hoskins (Butler<br />
Traditional High), Megan Robinson (Central High School Magnet Career Academy),<br />
Meghamsh Kanuparthy (duPont Manual High), Megan Parker (Eastern High), Bryce<br />
Wise (Fairdale High), Kourtney Shirley (Fern Creek Traditional High), Benjamin Reece<br />
(Jeffersontown High), Alexander Oyler (Louisville Male High), Christopher Reynolds
(Moore Traditional School), Jared Colston (Pleasure Ridge Park High), Roger Riddick II<br />
(Seneca High), Marianne Crow (Southern High), Joshua Reece (Academy @ Shawnee),<br />
and David Weller (Waggener High).<br />
Additional JCPS news sources:<br />
Our Kids—A monthly television program that highlights happenings in our schools, Our Kids is broadcast on<br />
several channels, including KET, Louisville Metro TV, and LouNet (WKYI). The show is also available on the<br />
JCPS YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/jcpsweb. Our Kids feature stories are available on<br />
http://www.jcpsky.net.<br />
Parent Connection—A newsletter mailed monthly during the school year to nearly 60,000 Louisville<br />
families. Check your mailbox or visit http://www.jcpsky.net/Pubs/ParentConnection/welcome.shtml.
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