SENIORS – Looking for scholarships for college? Look no further.
The Leon High School Foundation manages several scholarships for our seniors. The 5 scholarships listed below are available for application from our website and due April 4, 2024.
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HANNA ABSTEIN SCHOLARSHIP
The Hanna-Abstein Scholarship is funded by Tye Hanna and Stephanie Abstein, both Leon High alumni who wanted to give back to their school. The scholarship is for $3,000 per year for up to four years for one Leon High School graduating senior. The total scholarship is $12,000. As long as the student maintains the required 2.0 college GPA, the award is granted each semester of attendance at $1500 per semester. Awardees must not be a recipient of Bright Futures, Florida Academic, Florida Gold Seal, or TCC Ambassador Scholarships. Awardees attending an out-of-state college and not receiving the above scholarships are eligible for Hanna-Abstein. This scholarship is based on financial need.
LEON FOUNDATION / TCC
Leon Foundation / Tallahassee Community College Scholarship is funded by the Leon High School Foundation and Tallahassee Community College for a maximum of two years for two Leon High School graduating seniors. The award is $2,000/year. As long as the student maintains the required 2.0 college GPA, the award is granted each semester of full-time attendance at TCC, with a maximum of 4 semesters or two years of school. The awardees must not be a recipient of Bright Futures, Florida Academic, Florida Gold Seal, or TCC Ambassador Scholarships. This scholarship is based on financial need.
LIR SULLIVAN ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP
Lir Sullivan was captain of the Leon High School football team in 1995 and was voted the team’s most outstanding lineman his senior year. Lir was killed in a car accident at the end of his first year at UF. His family would like to remember Lir in a positive way by helping other Leon High graduates fulfill their dreams with a college education. One scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $250 per year for a total of $1000 over four years of undergraduate studies to a Leon High School senior who displays the values of motivation and perseverance in his or her teenage life. As long as the student maintains the required 2.8 college GPA, the award is granted each semester of attendance at $125 per semester.
JOSEPH MICHAEL RUPP FINE ARTS SCHOLARSHIP
After graduating from Leon High in 1996, Joe earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Florida Atlantic University. He established a graphic design company, J. Rupp Creative. His talent and commitment to his clients was well respected and his passion for his work, undeniable. One of his proudest accomplishments came in 2007 when he was awarded an Emmy for his commercial “The 5th Guy” for the Department of Health. The Rupp family has established this scholarship, in Joe’s memory, to be awarded to a deserving student so they may pursue their creative dream.
The Joseph Michael Rupp Scholarship is for $6,000 per year, for up to four years, for one Leon High School graduating senior interested in pursuing Visual Arts (defined as creative art whose products are to be appreciated by sight such as painting, sculpture and film). The total scholarship is $24,000 and based on financial needs. The award is granted each semester of attendance at $3000 per semester, as long as the student maintains the required 2.0 college GPA. Awardees must not be a recipient of Bright Futures, Florida Academic, Florida Gold Seal, or TCC Ambassador Scholarships. Awardees attending an out-of-state college and not receiving the above scholarships are eligible for the Joseph Michael Rupp scholarship.
ROD DURHAM SCHOLARSHIP
Rod Durham, affectionately known to his students as “Durham,” taught writing, theater, and dramatic art for more than 19 years at Leon High School, his alma mater. During that time, Durham transformed Leon’s drama program—and touched the lives of students who looked to him as a teacher, director, and mentor. Under his creative, visionary and impassioned direction, Leon’s drama department grew. So did its reputation as an award-winning program whose acting troupes consistently earned “superior” ratings and “best-in-show” awards in district and state competitions. Today, District 1 Troupe 1429 is known throughout North Florida for its excellence. Durham, who graduated from Leon High School in 1982, also transformed the Thespians from a service club for actors into a community for students in all of the performing arts.
In memory of Durham’s Leon legacy, a one-time scholarship of $1,000 will be awarded to a student who has been transformed by the arts and wants to pursue the craft of acting, creative writing, stage performance or production.
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