Morton 201 Foundation 2021 Scholarship Luncheon
Morton 201 Foundation Announces 2021 Scholarship Recipients
Morton 201 Foundation Announces 2021 Scholarship Recipients
Students recognized at scholarship luncheon
Due to loosened COVID-19 restrictions, J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 was once again able to host Senior Awards Night on Thursday, May 20 in the Morton East Chodl Auditorium and the Morton West Theatre.
Morton 201 Foundation board members were on hand to announce the recipients of their 2021 Pay It Forward Scholarships. As a result of several successful fundraisers, this year eight recipients were selected and the award was increased from $1,000 to $2,000.
Congratulations to the following students:
Morton East
Celeste Carranza
Giselle Espinoza Carrera
Flor Quiroz
Luz Rocha
Morton West
Carolina Herrejon
Layla Nasra
Ngan Nguyen
Anthony Sanchez
The Morton 201 Foundation Pay It Forward Scholarship is a one-time award given to graduating seniors of Morton East and Morton West who attend an accredited college, university, technical, or trade school. The award is based on outstanding academic performance, contributions to the school, extracurricular activities (or work experience) financial need, community service, and overall citizenship.
To be eligible, applicants must have a GPA of 3.00 or higher and write a short essay or submit a 3-5 min video describing a difficult challenge they have faced, how they were able to overcome it, and what they have learned from the experience.
In addition, two (2) teacher recommendations describing how the student has exhibited the What I Will, I Can spirit are also required.
The next day, Friday, May 21, the Morton 201 Foundation hosted a luncheon at the Freshman Center for the scholarship recipients and their families so that they could meet the board members as well as several donors and corporate sponsors. Each recipient received a big check with their name on it along with the beautiful rose centerpiece from their table.
After the luncheon, each recipient made a short video describing the impact that receiving a Pay It Forward Scholarship will have on their educational pursuit.
The Morton 201 Foundation would like to thank our donors and corporate sponsors for their generous and continued support in helping to make the Pay It Forward Scholarships possible.
Platinum Sponsor ($10,000 or more)
Cirque Entertainment, LLC
Silver Sponsor ($2,500 - $4,999)
Devereux Family Charitable Foundation
Copper Sponsor ($1,000 - $2,4999)
Committee to Elect Robert J Lovero
James Conley and Debbie Carlson
Morton East Class of 1956
Bronze Sponsor ($500 - $999)
Town of Cicero
Cicero Voters Alliance
Hawthorne Race Course
Sinfonia del Mar
Bridget Topczewski
The Morton 201 Foundation would like to thank the following for their donations which made our luncheon a huge success:
Modesta Valladares, owner of Sinfonia del Mar for providing our delicious lunch.
Quest Food Management Services for the tasty cookies.
Great Lakes Coca-Cola for the refreshing beverages.
Baldenar Galindo, owner of Events Galindo Floral Design and Tomas Ugalde, owner of Tortilleria El Rey for donating the beautiful centerpieces and big checks.
Lastly, the Morton 201 Foundation would like to give special thanks to the following Morton staff members for their hardwork, hospitality and dedication in serving the meals provided and ensuring that our guests had a warm and welcoming experience.
Connie Chapman, Superintendent’s Secretary, District Office
Eric Mastey, Career and Technical Education Director, District Office
Glenn Brenton, Dean of Students, Freshman Center
Nicole McDowell, Foodservice Manager, Freshman Center
Cafeteria, maintenance and security staff, Freshman Center.
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