RAVENS ANNOUNCE 2019 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
The Baltimore Ravens have selected their 2019 class of Ravens Scholars. For the 10th-consecutive year, five outstanding area high school seniors will be awarded a $5,000 renewable scholarship ($20,000 over four years to each scholar) to support their respective college educations. Each scholar was selected after displaying remarkable academic achievement, extra-curricular participation and community service.
Funded by the Ravens Foundation, Inc., the scholarship program enables local youth to continue their education on the collegiate level. The organization has a long-standing history of service to local communities, and this fund helps support those who exhibit the same commitment. Applications were accepted from students who attend public schools in Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Carroll County, areas where the Ravens operate training facilities, maintain offices and hold youth football camps.
The Ravens organization once again continued its partnership with CollegeBound Foundation, an independent, nonprofit program designed to work exclusively with local students, helping high schoolers achieve a post-secondary education. After receiving nearly 200 applications, the scholarship committee selected 10 finalists to be interviewed at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills. Ravens assistant director of pro personnel Chad Alexander and director of public relations Patrick Gleason joined members of CollegeBound to conduct the interviews.
Below is the 2019 class of students who will receive scholarships:
2019 Ravens Scholars
Taylor Booker-Godfrey, Poly High School – In the fall of 2019, Booker-Godfrey will attend University of Maryland College Park. With the goal to one day be a pediatrician, Booker-Godfrey flourished in the Johns Hopkins Ingenuity Project, a program that provides rigorous mathematics and science studies for selected students who have demonstrated superior skills in those areas. Her desire to care for children also stems from the role she consistently serves as caregiver to her little sister with special needs. When she wasn’t helping at home, Booker-Godfrey was volunteering in the children’s ministry at her church, feeding the homeless, donating food and toys to underprivileged youth during the holidays, and distributing school supplies to students in the fall. While at Poly, she was a member of the National Honors Society, participated in a female mentoring group and played on the girls; basketball and tennis teams.
Destiny Brown, Baltimore School for the Arts – Brown will attend New York University with plans to study theatre arts in the fall of 2019. As a talented performer, Brown has starred in various shows such as Aladdin, Hairspray, Peter Pan, So What’s New? and Waiting for Lefty.
Travell Gardner, Baltimore City College – Gardner will attend Lehigh University in the fall of 2019. Born and raised in the neighborhood of Sandtown-Winchester in Baltimore City, Gardner has persevered through trials and tribulations to graduate with honors.
Aneeka Niyas, Western High School – This fall, Niyas plans to attend Towson University to pursue a career in medicine. In preparation for this career choice, Niyas enrolled in Western High School’s Project Lead the Way Biomedical Sciences Pathway.
Flor Santos, Ben Franklin High School – Santos, a first-generation college student, will be found on the campus of Towson University this fall. Ranked first in her class at Benjamin Franklin High School, Santos was a member of the National Honors Society and president of Liberty’s Promise, an organization that supports young immigrants in need while encouraging them to be active and conscientious American citizens.
Friday, Jun 21, 2019
