Building a Better World

The 2006 OEA Building A Better World Scholarship winners are:

• Renee Schmiege – Global Awareness ($700)
• Lyanne Wesley – Community Involvement ($700)
• Kristen Peabody – Independent Travel ($700)

Congratulations to Renee, Lyanne, and Kristen.  Kristen and Renee are both Close Up Washington Veterans.  Their involvement in the world extends outside of the classrom.  Lyanne was instrumental in the Oakridge School District fundraiser which brought over $1500 worth of books to inner city New Orleans kids, who had been devastated by Hurricane Katrina.   Please check separate links highlighted above to get a better insight into each of these graduates.

The 2005 OEA Building A Better World Scholarship winners are:

• Kendall Tejchma – Global Awareness ($700)
• Lyndsey Gibson – Community Involvement ($700)
• Amanda Taylor – Independent Travel ($700)

Congratulations to Kendall, Lyndsey, and Amanda- three thoroughly unique young ladies.  Lyndsey heads off this fall to American University in Washington D.C.  Kendall is enrolling at Hawaii University.  Oakridge has never sent a graduate to either school.  Amanda Taylor is traveling this summer to New York City to look for Cafe Societ where Billy Holiday sang of Strange Fruit back in the 1940’s and 50’s.  Please check separate links highlighted above to get a better insight into each of these three distinctive young people.

The 2004 OEA Building A Better World Scholarship winners are:

• Angela Vitto – Global Awareness ($650)
• Shannon Smith – Community Involvement ($650)
• Nick Waldo – Independent Travel ($650)

Congratulations to Angela, Shannon, and Nick – two stellar student athletes, and an explorer.  Our winners this year are already involved in the world.  Angela and Shannon are multiple sport honor roll students and off to college – Angela at Benedictine in Chicago and Shannon to Central.  Nick flys.  And he used our scholarship to go to a fascinating place in a totally unique way.  Please check separate links highlighted above to get a better insight into each of these fine young graduates.  Nice job Eagles.

The 2003 OEA Building A Better World Scholarship winners are:

• Amber Hoagland– Global Awareness ($500)
• Jennifer Stratton – Community Involvement ($500)
• Sarah Fowler – Independent Travel ($500)

Congratulations to Amber, Jennifer, and Sarah – our first ever Building A Better World Scholarship recipients.   We did it!  They did it!  Amber wrote a passionate essay on the significance of being globally aware and then went on to study abroad in Ecuador at Alma College.  Jennifer related the significance of community involvement and has begun a life dedicated to that.  And Sarah Fowler along with Angie Pastoor drove to Boston and explored our nation’s roots, together in the summer of 2003.  Congratulations to us all on season #1.   Please check separate links highlighted above to get a better insight into each of these exceptional young ladies.