Formed in 2000, the Lake Cities Education Foundation’s mission is to assist the students and teachers of Lake Dallas Independent School District through the awarding of innovative teaching grants to educators and scholarships to graduating seniors of Lake Dallas High School.
These grants and scholarships are funded through our annual fundraisers, the Gala and Auction, held each fall, and the Memorial Golf Tournament, held each summer. In addition, permanent endowments, established by friends and family members who have chosen to memorialize their loved ones, provide annual awards. The first LCEF scholarships, totaling $4500, were awarded 21 years ago to 9 students. Currently, over $560,000 has been awarded to 382 deserving seniors.
To select the 2021 scholarship recipients, we again utilized a blind selection process: the LCEF traded scholarship applications with the Aubrey Education Foundation to provide an objective and unbiased evaluation process. The applications were then scored by established criteria and ranked according to the total score.
Continuing the tradition started in 2018, we presented each recipient with an honor cord. The cords, comprised of green and white satin strands to represent the school colors of Lake Dallas High School, are intertwined with blue strands to signify the Lake Cities communities’ support for our students.
Unfortunately, Lake Dallas High School was unable to hold their annual Rosecutting and Scholarship Award ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, LCEF representatives were able to present the students with their scholarships and honor cords the day before graduation in time for the students to include their cords with their graduation regalia. The 2021 recipients are:
Nicholas Hibberd Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Allie Robinson
CWII Christopher Chabot Martin Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Gillian Stinson
Louis B. Drozd Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Victoria Marinova
Tyler Morse Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Jason Ballard
LCEF Golf Tournament Directors’ Endowed Scholarship: Garrett Henderson
Tonya Lyons Monden Future Educator Scholarship: Marvis Moreno
Kent Gladen Memorial Scholarship: Delanie Schantz
LCEF Directors’ Scholarship: Michael Brown
Jason Powell Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Aidan Wooldridge
DATCU Scholarship: Addison Buesing
Coach Cosper Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Fabricio Salas
CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship: Alyssa Beaty
LCEF Directors’ Scholarship: Brennan Thiessen
Sawko and Burroughs Endowed Scholarship: Casee Harl
Oakmont Men’s Golf Association Endowed Scholarship: Jaya Dhadda
LCEF Directors’ Scholarship: Baylea Ortiz
Matthew Webb Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Gabriela Martinez
CenturyLink Endowed Scholarship: Trevor Moon
CoServ Endowed Scholarshiop: Carson Kinser
Lake Cities Chamber of Commerce Endowed Scholarship: Emma Harrison
CenturyLink Endowed Scholarship: Zachary Kunkle
Gene Halley Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Katy Crain
Heather Weyer Greaves Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Alton Goldfield
We want to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has generously supported the Lake Cities Education Foundation and allowed us to award these scholarships to these deserving students. We are looking forward to watching them succeed in these newest educational endeavors and cannot wait to see the bright futures we know they will have.
Your support enriches the lives and future of our students. Let us continue to partner together to create change and opportunities for the students and staff of Lake Dallas ISD!