TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Katerri Johnson, City Clerk's Office
THROUGH: Mark R. Lauzier, City Manager
DATE: January 16, 2018
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PRESENTATION & PROCLAMATION FOR JACKSON DESTINE, JR. WHO WAS HONORED FOR WINNING THE 2017 WENDY'S HIGH SCHOOL HEISMAN SCHOLARSHIP.
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Background:
The Wendy’s High School Heisman Scholarship was created by Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas in 1994. Dave Thomas dropped out of high school when he was 15 years old in order to work full-time. While this nontraditional path led to his prosperity, it always worried Dave that others would expect to achieve similar fame and wealth by not finishing high school or attending college. Faced with this dilemma, at 61 years old, Dave took the required classes to earn his General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and was honored at a ceremony at Coconut Creek High School. The senior class of 1993 embraced their honorary classmate by inviting Dave and his wife Lorraine to the senior prom and voting him “Most Likely to Succeed.” Inspired by his desire to celebrate the outstanding achievements of youth in America, he launched the Wendy’s High School Heisman program.
The Wendy’s High School Heisman Award seeks to recognize all types of high-achieving seniors from more than 29,000 public and private high schools throughout the United States. To achieve award eligibility, 1) Students must be seniors during the 2017-2018 academic year, 2) Graduate with the class of 2018, 3) Maintain a cumulative high school grade point average (GPA) of a B (3.0) or better 4) Be a leader in school and in the community and serve as a role model for underclassmen and 5) Participate in at least one of the 47 sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games or the National Federation of State High School Association and sponsored by their local school.
There are three (3) scholarship levels which are: 1) State Winners - $1,000 Scholarship, National Finalists - $5,000 Scholarship...
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