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The McNeice/Vaughan Trailblazers In Education Scholarship


 

Application: Click Here to Apply

 

The McNeice/Vaughan Trailblazers In Education Scholarship awards a high school graduate who
attended Twin Hickory Elementary School, in Glen Allen, VA, for one full school calendar year,
and who plans to enter the field of Education, with a $500.00 Scholarship.


The Laurie McNeice Scholarship Fund for Education was established in 2015. The scholarship is awarded
in memory of Laurie McNeice, a young and inspiring teacher at Twin Hickory Elementary School, who
passed away in 2014. Twin Hickory Elementary School has annually celebrated the life and honored the
memory of this dedicated teacher, caring family member and loyal friend with a scholarship in her name.
In 2020, our community lost another gifted educator, Sheryl Vaughan. Mrs. Vaughan was an inspiration to
so many with her cheerful and positive attitude, contagious enthusiasm, and dedication to her students,
their families, and our community. The THES PTA Board voted to rename the scholarship in 2021 to
honor both of these amazing teachers who touched so many lives in the community.
The Twin Hickory ES PTA Scholarship Committee is seeking applicants from the graduating class
of 2025 for this year’s McNeice/Vaughan Trailblazers In Education Scholarship.

 

Congratulations to our past Scholarship Recipients!

2023: Hadley Hickory & Emery Troxell

2022: Claire DeBusk

2021: Danielle Harker
2020: Abigail Ruddy & Constance Newell
2019: Jesslyn Katz & Kathryn Debusk

2018: no applications received

2017: Joshua Hafker

2016: Olivia Williams

 

 

Application Criteria

All eligible candidates are required to 1) have attended Twin Hickory Elementary School (THES) for one full school
calendar year (September through June), and 2) be interested in entering the field of education. Candidates must
submit the following items:

  • A completed application.
  • A letter of recommendation from a teacher or staff member from your graduating high school.
  • A copy of your high school transcript.
  • A written essay that consists of the following:
    o A short synopsis of your educational history (i.e. where you have attended school, likes and dislikes,
    favorite subjects, etc.)
    o What are your goals over the next four years?
    o What year(s) did you attend Twin Hickory Elementary School?
    o Tell us about your favorite memory (or memories) of Twin Hickory Elementary.
    o Share with us your involvement with Twin Hickory's after school enrichment program(s) (if applicable)
    or any outside programs you feel enriched your education during your time attending THES.
    o Have you applied for any other scholarships? If so, please let us know the name of the scholarship, if
    you have accepted the scholarship and if it is educational or sports based.
    o How will the THES Scholarship contribute to your financial need?

Other determining factors (although not required) include the candidate’s grade point average, community
involvement and any extra-curricular activity(ies) the candidate may have participated in over the course of his/her high school journey.

  

Selection Process

All applications will be reviewed by the chair of the THES PTA Scholarship Committee, as well as the Twin
Hickory PTA Executive Board. The selected scholarship recipient will be notified by May 23, 2025.

 

Thank you for your application for the McNeice/Vaughan Trailblazers In Education Scholarship.
We wish all candidates the best in your future endeavors.