Title: 5.  ARAMARK STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP

Requested Action:

WHEN THE SCHOOL BELL RAN LAST WEEK, MANY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES BEGAN TO MAKE CONSIDERATIONS ON THE SELECTIONS OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. DURING THIS TIME, STUDENTS ALSO BEGIN TO SEARCH FOR SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO ATTEND A COLLEGE OF THEIR CHOICE WITH VERY LITTLE OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES.

FOR DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENTS, ONE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY IS RIGHT UNDER THEIR NOSES. ARAMARK—THE FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE DISTRICT—IS IN ITS 10TH YEAR OF AWARDING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN DUVAL COUNTY’S HIGH SCHOOL MAGNET PROGRAMS.

ONE SENIOR AT EACH MAGNET OF THE DISTRICT’S HIGH SCHOOLS IS CHOSEN TO RECEIVE A $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP THAT CAN BE USED AT ANY POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION DURING THE 2003 - 2004 ACADEMIC YEAR. NOMINEES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE EARNED A 2.5 GPA, DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENT COMMUNITY SERVICE, MAINTAINED A COMMITMENT TO PARTICIPATING IN THE MAGNET PROGRAM, EMBRACED CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, AND COMMITTED TO GOOD ATTENDANCE AND DISCIPLINE.

AS WE APPLAUD THE HARD WORK OF THESE GRADUATES, I ALSO CELEBRATE ARAMARK FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE CHRIS LAMBERTSON, ARAMARK RESIDENT DISTRICT MANAGER, AND MIKE HERMAN, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, WITH US TONIGHT. I INVITE THEM TO COME FORWARD TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATIONS.   

PRESENTATIONS:

1.     CHRISTOPHER CHAN, ANDREW JACKSON HIGH

2.     NADINE L. DAVIS, A. PHILIP RANDOLPH HIGH

3.     PRANATI KUMAR, PAXON SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES

4.     ERICA MITCHELL, STANTON COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL

5.     AMANDA MOUSA, WOLFSON HIGH

6.     DARRELL PULLINS, JR., WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH

7.     JONATHAN SUMMERS, JEAN RIBAULT HIGH

8.     THEODORE SWIFT, MANDARIN HIGH

9.     LOC P. TRAN, FRANK H. PETERSON ACADEMIES OF TECHNOLOGY

10. WHITNEY WEISS, DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS