Baker County Education Foundation
2023 Senior Scholarship Recipients


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Baker County Education Foundation 2023 Senior Scholarship Recipients
Payton McHenry: Animal Advisory Scholarship - $250.00
Camron Smith: Ardris Paige Memorial Scholarship - $500.00
Cyanne Carey: Baker County Community Service Scholarship - $1,000.00
Lexey Dopson: Baker County Community Service Scholarship - $1,000.00
Ashley Williams: Baker County Community Service Scholarship - $1,000.00
Amber Faulk: Baker County Community Service Scholarship - $1,500.00
Rylee McMillan: Baker County Community Service Scholarship - $2,000.00
Natalie Mobley: Baker County Community Service Scholarship - $2,000.00
Christopher Cregg: Baker County Community Service Scholarship - $1,500.00
Pearceton Milton: Baker County Education Association Career Start Up Scholarship - $500.00
Avery Platto: Baker County Education Association College Bound Scholarship - $500.00
Luke Davis: Baker County Education Foundation Memorial Scholarship - $500.00
Lonna Hodges: Baker County Education Support Professionals Scholarship - $250.00
Lyndi Barrios: Baker County Education Support Professionals Scholarship - $250.00
McKenna Payne: Baker County Education Support Professionals Scholarship - $250.00
Bradley Kirby: Baker County Retired Educators Scholarship - $250.00
Makayla Morgan: Baker County Veterans Council Scholarship - $500.00
Tereana Robinson: Baker County Veterans Council Scholarship - $500.00
Morgan Ruis: "Leaving a Legacy" Scholarship (STEM) - $4,000.00
Isabella Cabral: "Leaving a Legacy" Scholarship (Medical) - $4,000.00
Hannah Dyal: Betty Taylor Memorial Scholarship - $200.00
Ryan Webb: Baker County Farm Bureau Scholarship - $500.00
Silas Rhoden: Baker County Farm Bureau Scholarship - $500.00
Mason Rhoden: First Federal Bank of Florida Scholarship - $1,000.00
Y'mann Gibson: Florida Power & Light Company Scholarship - $500.00
Kaitlyn Dinkins: Fox Hunters Club Scholarship - $600.00
Taylor Clevenger: GFWC Women's Club of Macclenny Scholarship - $500.00
Meagan Smith: GFWC Women's Club of Macclenny Scholarship - $500.00
Keirstan Blackshear: Heroes Forever Scholarship - $1,000.00
Emma Hunt: In Honor of Francis Frost Scholarship - $1,000.00
Natalie Mobley: In Honor of Paul & Willa Mae Thrift Scholarship (Education) - $500.00
Cheyenne Godwin: In Honor of Paul & Willa Mae Thrift Scholarship (Medical) - $500.00
Don Cox: In Honor of Walter & Lorraine Davis Scholarship - $1,000.00
Kaleigh Manucy: Insteel Wire Products Scholarship - $1,250.00
Clayton Chancey: Joe Kirkland Memorial Agricultural Scholarship - $500.00
Leyton Byrd: Kim Brannan Memorial Scholarship - $500.00
Orlando Holland: Laverne & Dorothy Arline Memorial Scholarship - $500.00
William Richardson: Laverne & Dorothy Arline Memorial Scholarship - $500.00
Collin Romeo: Macclenny Lions Club Scholarship - $500.00
Erianna Kemp: Maines & Mary Finley and Harold & Mary Dopson Finley Scholarship - $1,000.00
Jayden Givens: Mozell Jefferson Memorial Scholarship - $500.00
Lyndi Barrios: Mr. Tim Thrift Teaching Excellence Scholarship - $500.00
Julia Cain: Mr. Tim Thrift Teaching Excellence Scholarship - $500.00
Mykayla Morgan: MSGT Berry F. Rhoden, Sr. Scholarship - $1,000.00
Malorie Pippins: Ray Mangiafico Memorial Scholarship - $500.00
Caleb South: Servant's Heart Scholarship - $1,000.00
Bagheera Jones: Teacher Cadet Scholarship - $2,000.00
Garison Fish: The Advisory Council of First Federal Bank of Florida Scholarship - $500.00
Lillian Jewel: The Betty Sands Legacy in Education Scholarship - $500.00
Ben Cotchaleovitch: The Dennis Schmitz Memorial Scholarship - $1,000.00
Makenna Payne: The Jack and Robin Baker Family Scholarship - $1,000.00
Kelsey Walker: The Patriot Scholarship- $1,000.00
Titus Richardson: The Taylor School Scholarship - $200.00
Taylor Strayer: Walmart DC #6099 Scholarship - $1,000.00
Christopher Cregg: American Legion Legacy Scholarship - $500.00
Collin Romeo: American Legion Legacy Scholarship - $500.00
Clay Electric Foundation
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The Baker County Education Foundation was recently awarded a $10,000 grant by the Clay Electric Foundation, Operation Round Up. This grant is a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) grant for students enrolled in a Digital Informational Technology class. Jacob Anderson and Forrest Elledge, both teachers at Baker County Middle School, wrote this grant and will be implementing it throughout this school year.
Clay Electric implemented Operation Round Up in 2016. The program “rounds up” each participating member’s bill to the nearest dollar, and that tax-deductible amount goes directly to the Clay Electric Foundation. The Baker County Education Foundation and Baker County Middle School thank Clay Electric for their support to our students and community. Their efforts provide financial assistance which helps improve the quality of life in our schools and community.
Congratulations to Baker County Middle School on this outstanding award.
Okefenoke Rural Electric Foundation
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Okefenoke Rural Electric Foundation, Inc.
The Baker County Education Foundation was recently awarded a $2500 grant by the Okefenoke Rural Electric Foundation, Inc. This grant will enable the Baker County High School Interact Club to fund and implement three service projects for the Baker County Council on Aging. They will purchase Chromebooks for the center for the residents to use and will provide training on how to use these computers. This training will include looking things up on the internet and learning how to send emails. We will also be able to purchase supplies for art and craft days, which are held once a week. Students from the Interact Club will volunteer their time to assist the senior citizens in learning to paint on canvas on three of these days. In their third project they will make 30 Christmas baskets for the seniors.
The assistance of organizations like the Okefenoke Rural Electric Foundation, Inc. enables this school district to accomplish far more than it otherwise could have. The Baker County Education Foundation and the Baker County High School, thank Okefenoke Rural Electric Foundation, Inc. for their support to our students and community.
Congratulations to Baker County High School on this outstanding award.
AT&T Full STEAM Ahead
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Baker County Education Foundation has received an AT&T grant. For more information about this grant click here.
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We are so excited to share that the Baker County Education Foundation is now participating in the Giving Tag Program, which is designed to make it easy for customers of Winn-Dixie stores to contribute to their local community, while supporting the environment.This ongoing opportunity can be taken advantage of at any Winn-Dixie store. All you have to do is purchase any of the $2.99 reusable Community Bags, follow the instructions on the attached Giving Tag and we will receive a $1 donation!This is a great way to support the environment and fundraise for the Foundation. If all customers purchased a bag and directed the $1 donation to the Foundation, we would be able to sponsor additional scholarships for our students and staff!Let's get started! We can begin sharing the news of this opportunity with our friends and family. Call, send emails, and post on social media. The more people who learn about the program, purchase the Community Bag and use the attached Giving Tag to direct the donation to the Baker County Education Foundation, the more money we will raise for the children of Baker County!
The Baker Conservative Women's Network
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The Baker Conservative Women’s Network and Heroes Forever Organization presented two checks for $1000 each to the Baker County Education Foundation at the September 7th school board meeting. The money will be used to sponsor four senior scholarships. We are so thankful for their support. Our students will benefit from their generous donation.
Mini-Grants Recipients
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2022-2023 Mini-Grants
The Baker County Education Foundation would like to congratulate the following individuals on receiving a mini-grant. A total of $24,580.82 was awarded. Our students will benefit from their hard work.
Brianna Dove Pre-K/Kindergarten Center Enhancing Education Through the Use of Technology to Facilitate Multi-Sensory Communication and Learning $633.00
Sandy Harrell Pre-K/Kindergarten Center Enhancing Education Through the Use of Technology to Facilitate Multi-Sensory Communication and Learning $633.00
Lisa Nettles Pre-K/Kindergarten Center Technology, engagement, Hands-on, Oh my! $750.00
Brittnee Van Sickle Pre-K/Kindergarten Center Enhancing Education Through the Use of Technology to Facilitate Multi-Sensory Communication and Learning $633.00
Brittnee Van Sickle, Brianna Dove, Jackie Vickers, Kaley Rogers Pre-K/Kindergarten Center Mathematicians in the Making $615.00
Jackie Vickers Pre-K/Kindergarten Center Making Learning Fun $750.00
Lori Russell Pre-K/Kindergarten Center Enhancing Education Through the Use of Technology to Facilitate Multi-Sensory Communication and Learning $633.00
Crystal Cabral Keller Intermediate Light it Up! $738.89
Harli McCullough Keller Intermediate GROWING a Love for Literature $693.66
Krystal Gainey Baker County Middle School Meat of the Matter $750.00
Scott Register CATS Academy Alternative Agriculture Project $750.00
Sandra Goodwin Macclenny Elementary Let's Have a Moment of Science $1,599.00
Sandra Goodwin Macclenny Elementary STEM-ulating LEGOS $1,769.70
Ridge Horne Macclenny Elementary EZ Scan Mileage Club $747.20
Autumn Keeling Westside Elementary Making a Media Center $803.83
Amanda Shivers Westside Elementary Math Fluency Fun $3,295.00
Rafala Vonk Keller Intermediate Technology as a Learning Tool for Struggling Learners $2,000.00
Kellen Dopson Baker County Middle School From Grub to Garden $1,000.00
Jessica Odom Baker County Middle School Hopping into Hands-On Through Frog Dissection $1,793.55
Candace Petrillo Baker County High School Kitchen Aid Stand Mixers, Pantry Racks, Non-Slip Mats & Cooler $2,000.00
Donna Ruis Keller Intermediate Apple, A Necessity! $1,992.99
BCEF 2021-2022 Annual Report
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BAKER COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
2021-22 ANNUAL REPORTThe Baker County Education Foundation had another great year in 2021-22! The Foundation provided $38,850.00 for student scholarships, $5,000.00 for prior graduate scholarships, $24,839.92 in grants for teachers and schools, and $31,185.50 for special projects. A total of $99,875.42 was awarded in 2020-21.
During the last 33 years, the Foundation, a non-profit organization, has funded 832 student scholarships, 198 employee and/or prior graduate scholarships, 531 grants for teachers and schools, and 58 special projects, totaling $1,539,878.20. A tremendous amount of this was made possible through payroll deduction by school employees.
The Baker County Education Foundation was originally founded in 1989 with school district employees being the original contributors through payroll deductions. Payroll contributions remains the main source of funding for the Foundation. The number of employees contributing to the Foundation has grown each year with a total of 290 employees contributing during the 2021-2022 year and giving a total of $15,331.00. The generosity of our school employees throughout the district, which includes instructional, non-instructional, and administrative personnel, has enabled our Foundation to be a great success in our community.
The main goal of the Baker County Education Foundation is to promote quality education. Through the years, a number of organizations, business partners, individual donors and families have participated in helping the Foundation achieve these goals. The Foundation is very proud of the accomplishments it has achieved through their support and financial contributions.
If you are a contributor, we hope that you will continue your support of the Foundation. If you are not involved, please consider becoming a member this year. You will be supporting the development of our greatest assets, our children. Also, the Foundation benefits from the purchase of specialty education vehicle tags. A portion of the tag sale is returned to the Foundation.
Again, we thank all of our supporters of the Baker County Education Foundation. We contribute our success to the commitment that each of you have given to our organization. Our employees have made us what we are today!
REMEMBER, YOUR CONTRIBUTION IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE!
Promoting Educational Partnerships Between The Home, The School, and The Community
Take Stock in Children
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Take Stock in Children (TSIC) provides tuition scholarships to attend Florida Gateway College for selected eighth graders whose families meet the income guidelines for free or reduced lunch. Students must reside in the county where they are applying. Student applications are provided to eighth grade students around April of each year.
Students receiving scholarships must agree to:
Stay off drugs
Stay crime free
Maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average
Maintain good citizenship both in and out of school
Meet with their assigned Mentor each week at school
Attend and participate in TSIC events, as required
To learn more about this scholarship opportunity or how to become a Mentor, please visit http://www.takestockinchildren.org.
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The Baker County Education Foundation, Inc. is a member of the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations (CFEF). This organization provides support through matching grant funding.
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For every educational specialty license plate purchased in Baker County, the Baker County Education Foundation, Inc. receives $20 from the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles.
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For questions please feel free to contact the Baker County Education Foundation department.
Robin Mobley Shirley Crawford
Associate Superintendent Executive Secretary
270 South Blvd East 270 South Blvd East
Macclenny, Fl 32063 Macclenny, Fl 32063
Office: (904) 259-0428 Office: (904) 259-0428