TigerONE, the sports booster club for Fishers High School, has announced 4 scholarship winners, earning $500 each, plus additional grants. All told, the club handed out $15,000. The scholarships were announced at a May 18th awards ceremony.
Here is a list of the scholarship winners, provided by TigerONE in a news release:
Megan Forbes: Girls Basketball: Megan was an officer of the National Honor Society, a Captain of her team, earned the top GPA award two years in a row and had the highest GPA of all of the female scholarship applicants. Megan plans to attend Purdue University and study nursing.
Lorinda Kirk: Girls Cross Country and Track: Lorinda was a member of the National Honor Society, lettered in both sports all four years, was a Captain of her teams, won the Sportsmanship award two different years, was Academic All-State and qualified for the Semi-state and State in cross country. Lorinda plans to attend the Colorado School of Mines and study Chemical Engineering.
Daniel Greiwe: Boys Cross Country and Track: Daniel was a member of the National Honor Society, a member of the state championship We the People team, was a cross country Co-Captain, ran in the cross country State meet in 2014 and 2015, was Academic All-State in 2015 and 2016, and had the highest GPA of all scholarship recipients. Daniel plans to attend Purdue University and study Engineering.
Michael Folta: Baseball and Football: Michael member of the National Honor Society, a two sport participant and was on the leadership council for both sports all four years, was Academic All-State in football, will graduate Summa Cum Laude and was one of the co-founders of the Fishers Sports Network. Michael plans to attend Purdue University and study Mechanical Engineering.
TigerOne also provided grants totaling $12,000 to ten school athletic teams, including the following:
New sideline video system for Football and a contribution to the Trent VanHoosen Memorial Scholarship Golf Outing;
Basketball shooting machine for Boys and Girls Basketball;
New batting cage netting for two batting cages for Baseball and Softball;
Indoor hitting mats and nets and Tiger Golf head covers for Boys and Girls Golf;
Precision Trainer for Girls Volleyball;
Funds for an outdoor record board for Boys and Girls Track and Cross Country; and A new camcorder for Wrestling.
The money for the scholarships and grants come from annual memberships and fund-raising events. TigerONE is already planning the second annual Casino Night at the Forum Conference Center August 13th. Tickets are available at this link