SAGE’s 2019 Senior Scholarship awarded to Ruth Schlenker

5/13/2019 7:30 pm

Grapevine-Colleyville Supporting and Advocating for Gifted Education (SAGE) is pleased to announce the 2019 recipient of the SAGE Senior Scholarship for $1,000.

Ruth Schlenker of Grapevine, class of 2019 of Grapevine High School, will receive $1,000 from SAGE as she enrolls in Brown University with a concentration on Social Analysis and Research, and she plans to cross register for classes at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) while at Brown. Her parents are Lucy and Marty Schlenker. She attended Glenhope Elementary and Cross Timbers Middle School.

SAGE’s 2018 Senior Scholarship awarded to Drew DeHaven

5/3/2018 9:39 am

Grapevine-Colleyville Supporting and Advocating for Gifted Education (SAGE) is pleased to announce the 2018 recipient of the SAGE Senior Scholarship for $1,000.

Drew DeHaven of Colleyville, class of 2018 of Grapevine High School, will receive $1,000 from SAGE as he enrolls in Texas A&M University at College Station to study Electrical Engineering in the honors program. Drew is the son of Nancy and Dwayne DeHaven.

Drew attended Colleyville Elementary and Colleyville Middle. At Grapevine High, Drew is an active and accomplished debater and scored 10th out of more than 500 in Texas UIL Congressional Debate in 2018 and 2017, and served as key organizer of the Grapevine Classic Debate Tournament, which is the 2nd largest debate tournament in the state. Drew was team captain for the GHS UIL Current Events and Social Studies teams, and he competed on teams for math modeling and scientific research and development. He was in National Honor Society and the National Math and Spanish Honor Societies. He also competed in GHS Cross Country and Track and served as junior varsity team captain. Drew was a GHS Ambassador for four years.

SAGE’s 2017 Senior Scholarship awarded to Lauren Edwards

6/1/2017 9:58 pm

Supporting and Advocating for Gifted Education is pleased to announce the 2017 recipient of the SAGE Senior Scholarship for $1,000.

SAGE is a support group in Grapevine-Colleyville that collaborates with parents and educators to ensure that gifted children in our community reach their fullest potential.

Lauren Edwards of Colleyville, class of 2017 of Grapevine High School, will receive $1,000 from SAGE as she enrolls in the University of Texas at Austin to study engineering and run cross country.

Lauren attended Glenhope Elementary School and Cross Timbers Middle School in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD. She is an accomplished cross country runner, earning four varsity letters and numerous medals at district, regional, and state tournaments. She was captain of the team for two years, a two-time All-State Athlete, a top 10 finisher at the UIL state meet in 2015 and 2016, and twice received the G Award in cross country. Lauren was president of the National Honor Society, and served as an officer in Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society and the National Art Honor Society. She competed at the state level of Future Problem Solving for 4 years, competed in Calculus Bowl and played classical piano for 13 years. She volunteered at Animal Advocates of North Texas, Leo Club, Colleyville Public Library, White's Chapel United Methodist Church, and local elementary schools. She worked as a counselor-in-training at Camp Thurman and as a piano accompanist at Living Word Lutheran Church.

SAGE’s 2016 Senior Scholarship awarded to Sindhu Reddy

7/1/2016 3:52 pm

Supporting and Advocating for Gifted Education is pleased to announce the inaugural recipient of the SAGE Senior Scholarship for $1,000.

SAGE is a support group in Grapevine-Colleyville that collaborates with parents and educators to ensure that gifted children in our community reach their fullest potential.

Sindhu Reddy of Colleyville, class of 2016 of the School for the Talented and Gifted in Dallas, will receive $1,000 from SAGE as she enrolls in the University of Texas at Austin Turing Honors Program to study computer science.