In 2020, the Board of Trustees established a major annual scholarship opportunity for high school students residing and attending school in Bay County and Walton County, FL which commenced with the Class of 2022 Award. As Education is one of the Foundation’s pillars, the Foundation Board recognizes the community’s “Extraordinary” students who exhibit leadership with a strong sense of community and service. The Foundation awards multiple levels of scholarships for high school nominated students recognized as “Extraordinary” concluding with a single named winner of the major “No Ordinary JOE” scholarship for each County. By participating in community projects benefiting others, one can build a multitude of skills, learn problem solving abilities, boost self-confidence and self-esteem, and an overall better psychological, social and cognitive thinking.
Important Dates:
• Nomination Committee Meeting – December 2024
• Nominations Due from each High School – January 10, 2025
• Applications Due from each Nominee – February 7, 2025
• Finalists Announced – March 7th, 2025 (Bay) and March 14th, 2025 (Walton)
• Finalist Interviews Scheduled – April 7th – 18th, 2025
• NO Ordinary JOE Scholarship Winners Announced – April 2025
• Scholarship Funds Provided – Coinciding with Spring and/or Fall Semester
*No Ordinary JOE Scholarships will be awarded upon application being made and scholarship agreement executed.
2024
$13,000 Winners
Amberlynn Oswald
Bay High School
Colton Farmer
South Walton High School
Bay County
$3,000 Winners
Taylor Jackson – Arnold High
Tyler Clements – Bozeman
Nicole Patronis – Mosley High
Cody Walker – North Bay Haven
Cameron Pinkus – Palm Bay
Pearl Amromin – Rutherford
Walton County
$3,000 Winners
Estefania Gama – Freeport High
Briar Wren Hall – MIC
Lyndsey Wright – Paxton
Lola Sennett – Seacoast
Ollinca Soto-Yovis – Walton High
James Jackson – WISE
Bay County
$500 Winners
Lexi Wood – Arnold High
Kristen Rainelli – Arnold High
Brantley Clark – Bay High
Garrison Morris – Bay High
Taylor Beach – Bozeman
Katelynne James – Bozeman
Maritza Eddington – Mosley High
Tyler Michael Garcia – Mosley High
Hayden McSpadden – North Bay Haven
Lillian Powell – North Bay Haven
Madison Thornton – Palm Bay
Alivia Glover – Palm Bay
Katrina Le – Rutherford
Jeannette Cook – Rutherford
Walton County
$500 Winners
Marissa Andrews – Freeport High
Trinity Gilbert – Freeport High
Rowan Sanders – MIC
Elizabeth Verhine – MIC
Zoe Orange – Paxton
Allie Saunders – Paxton
Sage Christenson – Seacoast
Juliette Roberts – South Walton High
Brian Keys – South Walton High
Jillian Casey – Walton High
Arya Patel – Walton High
2023
$13,000 Winners
Dominick Augusto
Palm Bay Academy
Margaret Wallace
South Walton High School
Bay County
$3,000 Winners
Rachael Murphy McFatter – Arnold High
Jordan Sikes – Bay High
Veronika Wiggins – Bozeman
Grant Matthew Seymour – Mosley High
Dontevious ” Malik” Telfair – New Horizons
Han-Anh Vu – North Bay Haven
Jeremiah Dawson – Rutherford
Walton County
$3,000 Winners
Dixie Geralds – Walton Academy
Kaylee Campbell – Walton High
Morrigan Lee Burnham – Freeport High
Ellie Wilder – Paxton
Mia Tobin Xue Rhodes – Seacoast
Nicholas Petrino – WISE
Bay County
$500 Winners
Anna-Katherine Risalvato – Arnold High
Thomas Ethan Cardenas – Arnold High
Keyarra Hamilton – Bay High
William Smiley – Bay High
Bria Halley – Bozeman
Piper Messick – Bozeman
Arianna Alizabeth Harris – Mosley High
Sergio Cisneros Jr – Mosley High
Amanda Mewhinney – New Horizons
Nyomi Powers – North Bay Haven
Sarah Ann Schwartz – North Bay Haven
Irmaris Janice Berdecia Ortiz – Palm Bay
Kylie-Rose Pinkus – Palm Bay
Alyssa Harris – Rutherford
Walton County
$500 Winners
Devynne Wilkes – Walton Academy
Douglas Mendez-Morales – Walton Academy
Kyle Gillis – Walton High
Kimberly Glenn – Walton High
Logan James Odom – Freeport High
Lauren Elizabeth Gaither – Paxton
Will Hall – Paxton
Grace Ritchie – South Walton High
Brighton Cardenas – South Walton High
Caroline Beer – Seacoast
Katherine Tusa – Seacoast
2022
$13,000 Winners
Kira Nguyen
Rutherford High School
Wes Corbin
Walton High School
Bay County
$3,000 Winners
Giavinni Carlini – Arnold High
Alondra Quinones Santiago – Bay High
Harmony Kent – Bozeman
Arley Scarborough – Mosley High
Lillian Gay – North Bay Haven
Kristina Wolfe – Central High
Farrah Berger – Palm Bay
Cody James Brillard – Rising Leaders
Walton County
$3,000 Winners
Olivia Rodgers – Freeport High
Haley Hayes – Paxton
Reagan Wells – Seacoast
Jazlyn Karakorn – South Walton High
Elizabeth Doyle – Walton Academy
Bay County
$500 Winners
Lena Ottinger – Arnold High
James Reece – Arnold High
Kenneth McManigal – Bay High
Mshawi Ikner – Bay High
Brookelyn Pierson – Bozeman
Brody Langlotz – Bozeman
Christopher Jackson – Mosley High
Daniel Sullivan – Mosley High
Liam Cirrilla Dykes – Rutherford
Mark Miller – Rutherford
Ruby Tilghman – North Bay Haven
Wyatt Wetzel – North Bay Haven
Brooke Canty – Central High
Ian Lashley – Palm Bay
Valerie Baker – Palm Bay
Walton County
$500 Winners
Gabrielle Leavins – Freeport High
Chad Patterson – Freeport High
Hailey Sexton – Paxton
Cassie Varnham – Paxton
Knoxye Grinstead – Seacoast
Ben Farnham – Seacoast
Hayes Gibson – South Walton High
Dalton Robinson – South Walton High
Emily Heath – Walton Academy
Hunter Blank – Walton Academy
Paige Crews – Walton High
Emily Casey – Walton High