Approximately 80 people were present for the awarding of 12 scholarships totaling $13,750 at the 2019 scholarship banquet held March 18 at Lakeland Lodge. Serving as emcee for the evening, Scholarship Chairman, Dave Norwine, announced each student and shared their accomplishments including their community service, their school and community involvements, leadership positions, and honors and awards received.
Pictured at Lakeland Lodge’s scholarship banquet March 18 are (back row) Dave Norwine, scholarship chairman; Demetrius J. Rasmussen, Mulberry Senior High School; Parrish A. Westmoreland, Bartow Senior High School; Abby G. Branham, Lakeland Christian School; Gabrielle L. Snyder, International Baccalaureate Bartow High School; and Anthony M. Amato, Winter Haven Senior High School. In the front row are Hanna D. Womersley, All Saints Academy, Winter Haven; Jacquelin Flores, Mulberry Senior High School; Lauren A. Musselman, George W. Jenkins Senior High School; Olivia M. Potthast, Chain of Lakes Collegiate Senior High School; Elizabeth Gonzalez, International Baccalaureate Bartow High School; Jasper L. Montgomery, International Baccalaureate Bartow High School; and Vicki Baker, Exalted Ruler. Unable to attend was Adelle R. Barski, Johnson Ferry Christian Academy, Marietta, Ga.)