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The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Foundation had its annual scholarship luncheon on 3/2/25 at the National Polo Center in Wellington. 15 Palm Beach County high school seniors, all of whom were nominated by a sworn employee of PBSO, received $2,500 scholarships for their freshman year of college. Each scholarship is renewable for up to 4 years of college or trade school. Sheriff Ric Bradshaw had the honor of presenting each student their scholarship. This is the 11th year of the program, and the Sheriff’s Foundation is committed to distributing $150,000 a year in scholarships! Here are this year’s scholarship winners:
Reilly Baltazar, Glades Day School, Florida State University
Kaylee Coleman, Forest Hill High School, University of Florida
Janvietane Desire, Crossroads Academy, Florida Gulf Coast University
Matthew Estrella, Wellington High School, Florida International University
Ke’Tara Hade, Glades Central High School, Florida A&M University
Klayton Ilhardt, Jupiter High School, University of Chicago
Germina Joseph, Boynton Beach High School, Bethune Cookman University
Genesis Mendoza, Forest Hill High School, Florida Atlantic University
William Perez, Jr., Everglades Preparatory Academy, Palm Beach State College
Ezequiel Ramirez, Pahokee High School, Michigan Technological University
Elizabeth Robles, Pahokee High School, University of Florida
Esmeralda Rodriguez, Santaluces High School, Palm Beach State College
Maria Saad, Lake Worth High School, Palm Beach State College
Kenson Small, Everglades Preparatory Academy, Bethune Cookman University
Logan Wilkins, Glades Day School, Tallahassee State College, Sponsored by The Drasner Family Foundation
225 guests and supporters enjoyed this memorable event, which included the PBSO Aviation, Mounted, and K9 Units, and a lavish brunch.
Please contact us if you would like to support our Youth Scholarship Program.
