| Fort Bend County Fair
Awards Thirty Scholarships to Area Youth
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Contact: Patti Parish-Kaminski
281.438.9106
May 30, 2008
ROSENBERG
- The 72nd annual Fort Bend County Fair, scheduled for September 26
through October 4, 2008, has awarded thirty area high school seniors
$2,000 scholarships to continue their education at Texas
universities. The $60,000 in scholarships, funded by proceeds from
the 2007 Fort Bend County Fair and the Fort Bend County Fair Life
Membership fund, were awarded to students residing in Fort Bend
County based on their scholastic standing, leadership, citizenship,
need and Fair participation in agricultural organizations. Six
scholarships are categorized as open and vocational and do not
require Fair participation in agricultural groups.
“Awarding scholarships to deserving, hard-working Fort Bend County
seniors is a highlight of the Fair each year,” said Bobby Slavinski,
Fair Director in charge of the Scholarship Program. “This program
allows us to realize our mission of benefiting youth, promoting
agriculture and supporting education.”
Since 1979, the Fort Bend County Fair has awarded 460 scholarships
to students, and this year’s recipients were awarded their
scholarships at a Scholarship Reception held on May 28, 2008 at the
Fort Bend County Fairgrounds. Fair President Bill Dostal awarded the
scholarships.
The 2008 scholarship recipients are: Elizabeth Christ, Needville
High School, Needville; Anna Coppel, Seven C’s Academy Home School,
Brookshire; Joy Copple, Seven C’s Academy Home School, Brookshire;
Jenna Crainer, Needville High School, Needville; Jacob Hernandez,
Lamar CISD, Richmond; Mary Hesse, Needville High School, Needville;
Lisa Gerken, Needville High School, Needville; Morgan Gipson, Lamar
CISD, Rosenberg; Kellie Jasso, Lamar High School, Rosenberg; Lauren
Johnson, Kempner High School, Sugar Land; Matthew Kramer, Needville
High School, Needville; Veronica Kresse, Needville High School,
Needville; Amanda Lindsey, Lamar CISD, Needville; Michael McGuire,
Needville High School, Needville; Mary Kathryn Meier, Foster High
School, Fulshear; Teresa Meier, Foster High School, Fulshear; John
Opich, B. F. Terry High School, Rosenberg; Tracy Osina, Foster High
School, Richmond; Taylor Poncik, B. F. Terry High School, Rosenberg;
Cameron Pyle, B. F. Terry High School, Richmond; Brooke Raesner,
Needville High School, Needville; Christine Rager, Austin High
School, Sugar Land; Timothy Roorda, Lamar CISD, Richmond; Elizabeth
Schusterman, Cinco Ranch High School, Katy; Tracy Stammann, Foster
High School, Richmond; Longino Ureste, Foster High School, Richmond;
Marcus Veal, Stafford High School, Stafford; Whitney Wendt,
Needville High School, Needville; Reed Wieghat, Needville High
School, Needville; and Marki Zatopek, Needville High School,
Needville.
For more information about the Fort Bend County Fair’s Scholarship
Program, contact the Fair office at 281.342.6171 or visit
www.fbcfa.org.
Fair Scholarship Photo – Thirty Fort Bend County students were
awarded scholarships from the Fort Bend County Fair. Pictured are
front row: Veronica Kresse, Lauren Johnson, Tracy Stammann, Mary
Hesse, Kellie Jasso, Mary Kathryn Meier, Whitney Wendt, Elizabeth
Christ, Jackie Carter, 2007 Fort Bend County Fair Queen Jodi Macha
and Anyssa Silva.
Middle Row: Taylor Poncik, Marcus Veal, Timothy Roorda, Michael
McGuire, Randy Opich, Trey Ureste, Jacob Hernandez, Reed Wieghat,
Tracy Osina and Brooke Raesner.
Back Row: Morgan Gipson, Anna Copple, Joy Copple, Lisa Gerken, Jenna
Crainer, Marki Zatopek, Matthew Kramer, Cameron Pyle, Elizabeth
Schusterman, Caitlin Griffin and Nicole Thibodeaux..
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