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Louisiana 811 Inaugural Scholarship
In the fall of 2021, the LA811
Board of Directors approved the implementation of a scholarship for graduating Louisiana high school seniors. In its inaugural year, the LA811 Scholarship awarded four $811 scholarships to members of the class of 2022. Two of the scholarships were awarded to seniors who would attend academic institutions and two were awarded to students moving on to a technical or trade schools. The Board of Directors wanted to recognize and reward students regardless of where their post high school educational path took them.
The scholarship application process included submitting their high school transcripts; answering a series of questions that gave insight to their character and personality; and completing a 350-word essay
to illustrate their understanding of
the 811 message and how they would communicate to others about the program. Over 90 students applied
for the four scholarships. Members of the Board of Directors and the LA811 staff spent several days reviewing and meeting to discuss the applications. The quality of the applicants was at an extremely high level and made the final decision process very difficult.
In the end, four applicants did stand above the rest and in April they were notified of their selection as the first group of LA811 Scholarship recipients. The two academic scholarships
were awarded to Miss Mia Martin of Mandeville and Miss Sadie McManus of Baton Rouge. The scholarships
for the trade schools were awarded to Mr. Caleb Barton of Dodson and Mr. Charlie McNabb of Welsh. Each of the winners were presented with a large $811 check and a gift basket of LA811 swag. The entire LA811 family wishes all of them the best of luck in their future endeavors.
In July of 2022, the Board of Directors will meet to review the LA811 Scholarship program with hopes and plans of making it a Louisiana tradition for years to come.
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