PBC Sheriff’s Foundation Presents 15 Scholarships

By
Denise Fleischman
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The scholarship recipients with their PBSO sponsors.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Foundation held its annual luncheon to celebrate this year’s Youth Scholarship Program recipients on Sunday, March 3 at the National Polo Center in Wellington.

The 15 recipients, each nominated by a sworn employee of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, received $2,500 scholarships for their freshman year of college. Each scholarship is renewable for up to four years.

Local honorees included Jaci Dulany of Seminole Ridge High School, Sydney Lopez of Wellington High School and Haney Acosta Ruiz of Palm Beach Central High School.

This is the 10th year of the program, and the foundation is committed to distributing $150,000 a year in scholarships. The 10th class of scholarship winners includes:

  • Jazmine Bozeman, Suncoast High School, Florida A&M University.
  • Julian Bueno, Glades Day School, Florida Atlantic University.
  • Jaci Dulany, Seminole Ridge High School, Florida State University.
  • Sophia Geary, Park Vista High School, Florida State University.
  • Kaylin Hunt, Palm Beach Lakes High School, Florida A&M University.
  • Aidan Lakatos, Glades Day School, Florida State University.
  • Sydney Lopez, Wellington High School, University of Central Florida.
  • Marie Louica, Santaluces High School, Lynn University.
  • Amy Martinez, Glades Day School, Palm Beach State College.
  • Nayeli Perez, Pahokee High School, University of South Florida.
  • Keyshawn Powell, Forest Hill High School, Florida Atlantic University.
  • Haney Acosta Ruiz, Palm Beach Central High School, Palm Beach State College.
  • Giselle Silvestre, Glades Central High School, University of South Florida.
  • Christopher Thomas, Palm Beach Lakes High School, Florida A&M University.
  • Christian Whiting, Boca Raton High School, Jacksonville University.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization that helps underprivileged children through such programs as Shop with a Cop and youth scholarships.

The foundation’s support for the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office enhances deputy safety by subsidizing new equipment that might otherwise be unattainable. In addition, the foundation has provided great support for the K-9, domestic violence and gang units, as well as help PBSO employees in times of need.

For additional information about the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Foundation, visit www.pbcsf.org.

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