Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) announced the 13 recipients of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships for both Marion and Hamilton counties. Perry Township Schools is proud to announce that Perry Meridian High’s Jayla Sloan is among the recipients.
Scholars will receive up to four years of full tuition to attend any accredited public or private not-for-profit college or university in Indiana.
High schools in each county submitted two students for consideration by the nominating committees at The Indianapolis Foundation, the CICF affiliate serving Marion County, and Legacy Fund, the CICF affiliate serving Hamilton County. Seventy-nine and 33 students were interviewed in each county, respectively, and finalists’ names were submitted to Independent Colleges of Indiana Inc. for final selection.
The Hamilton County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship selection committee at Legacy Fund selected the following students for scholarships:
- Grace Sorrells, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
- Joseph Bergin, Hamilton Southeastern High School
- Kylie Whipple, Noblesville High School
- Matthew Farrell, Guerin Catholic High School
The Marion County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship selection committee at The Indianapolis Foundation selected the following students for scholarships:
- Aiysha Amjad, Lawrence Central High School
- Binuri Hapuarachchy, Crispus Attucks High School
- Darrin Gee, Bishop Chatard High School
- Franciso Guerra, Ben Davis University High School
- Jack Peyton, Herron High School
- Jayla Sloan, Perry Meridian High School
- Jenifer Zavaleta–Cruz, George Washington High School
- Madeline Sersic, University High School
- Maria De Leon, Crispus Attucks High School
A total of 143 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships were awarded as part of the statewide Lilly Endowment initiative, which has awarded 4,340 scholarships and $372 million since 1998.