First Flight High School Seniors Awarded $30,500 in Scholarships
L-R top row: Blake Austin, Emily Benton, Gwendalyn Botson, Tatum Dermatas
L-R 2nd row: Mackenzie Edwards, Charlie Ernst, Jordan Haywood, Tommy May
L-R 3rd row: Daisy Morales Bravo, Olivia Sugg, Trent Sylvia, Dylan Talley
L-R bottom row: Chloe Wienert, Rylee Young
Fourteen First Flight High School seniors will start college next year with financial assistance from funds established by local donors and organizations. Many scholarships will follow these students through all four years of school, as long as they complete renewability requirements.
Fifteen 2023 scholarship awards for these fourteen students total $30,500. Five of the fifteen scholarships are renewable, making the potential total investment in these students $75,500 over the next four years.
2023 First Flight High School Scholarship Recipients are:
| Blake Austin $2,000 |
Duck Woods Ladies Golf Founders Scholarship |
| Emily Benton $1,000 |
Wallace H. McCown Memorial Scholarship |
| Gwendalyn Botson $1,000 |
Rex Sample Scholarship for Courage and Determination |
| Tatum Dermatas $1,500 |
Outer Banks Association of Realtors Scholarship |
| Mackenzie Edwards $2,000 |
Dare County Association of Fire Officers Scholarship Fund in Memory of Douglas A. Remaley |
| Charlie Ernst $4,000/renewable |
OBX Scholars Fund |
| Jordan Haywood $1,000/renewable |
Jeannette U. McOwen Memorial Scholarship |
| Tommy May $3,500/renewable |
Charles H. & Dorothy S. Luedemann Art Scholarship Fund |
| Daisy Morales Bravo $5,000/renewable | Elizabeth and Wayne Evans Scholarship Fund |
| Olivia Sugg $1,500 |
Duck Woods Ladies’ Tennis Association |
| Trent Sylvia $2,000 |
Dare County Association of Fire Officers Scholarship Fund in Memory of Douglas A. Remaley |
| Dylan Talley $1,500 |
Outer Banks Association of Realtors Scholarship |
| Chloe Wienert $3,000/$1,500 renewable |
Robert E. Rollason, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Courtney M. Burgess Memorial Scholarship Fund ($1,500 renewable) |
| Rylee Young $1,500 |
Outer Banks Association of Realtors Scholarship |
The awards were presented at First Flight High School Awards Night on April 25. Congratulations to these students! Thank you, scholarship fund establishers and contributors, for supporting these students in their quests for college educations.
Anyone can contribute to an existing scholarship fund or establish a new scholarship fund in honor or memory of someone, support higher education at an alma mater, encourage a field of study, and much more. Visit obcf.org or call us at 252-261-8839 to get started.
