Texas County students receive $15,000 in scholarships
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma City Community Foundation recently awarded scholarships to two Texas County high school graduates through the state’s largest independent scholarship program. Dylan Portillo and Destiny Sampler received a total of $15,000 in scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year.
Portillo is a recipient of the Carolyn Watson
Opportunities Scholarship, an award up to $12,000 offered to se
niors graduating from rural Oklahoma high schools. Portillo will at
tend the University of Oklahoma this fall.
Hooker High School
graduate Destiny Sam
pler received the Learning with Love’s Scholarship, a $5,000 award offered to Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores employees and their dependents. Sampler plans to attend the University of Oklahoma this fall.
“With the cost of college soaring and the economic impact caused by the chaos of the pandemic, paying for college is a major concern for students,” said Nancy Anthony, president of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. “We offer more than 150 scholarship opportunities established by generous donors. Because each scholarship is invested for long-term support, they can continue to provide unwavering financial support for students, even in the unpredictable times we are faced with now.
Designed to help a diverse range of students with higher education expenses, Oklahoma City Community Foundation scholarships offer students the ability to pursue careers or colleges they may not have had the opportunity to pursue otherwise. In total, the Oklahoma City Community Foundation awarded $2.5 million in scholarships to 799 students throughout the state for the 2020-21 academic year.