2026 Seniors: Apply for $1000 Scholarships

2/20/2025 4:39 pm

🎓 ATTENTION GCISD SENIORS: TWO $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!

SAGE is proud to announce two $1,000 scholarships for 2026 graduating seniors. We have updated our application process to better highlight your unique gifted and talented (GT) strengths, moving beyond just GPA and class ranking.

2025 Senior GT Scholarship Winner: Lilli Cunningham

5/18/2025 10:13 pm

Exciting news! SAGE has selected TWO recipients for the Senior Scholarship Award.

Congratulations go to Lilli Cunningham (GHS) and Nicole Namy (CHHS)! Each student receives a $1000 scholarship toward their chosen college education.

Gifted Senior Scholar: Lilli Cunningham

Lilli will attend Vanderbilt University in the fall.

2025 Gifted Senior Scholarship Winner: Nicole Namy

5/18/2025 10:08 pm

Exciting news! SAGE has selected TWO recipients for the Gifted Senior Scholarship Award.

Congratulations go to Class of 2025 graduates Nicole Namy (CHHS) and Lilli Cunningham (GHS)! Each student receives a $1000 scholarship toward their chosen college education.

Senior Gifted Scholar: Nicole Namy

Nicole will be studying at Rice University this coming fall.

Updated Format for Senior Scholarships Applications

2/20/2025 4:39 pm

Yes, that's right we have not one, but TWO scholarships now available for graduating seniors. Starting for the 2025 graduates of CHHS and GHS, SAGE is offering two $1,000 scholarships.

2024 Senior Scholarship Award Winner: Patrick Shukis

5/20/2024 11:04 pm

Grapevine-Colleyville Supporting and Advocating for Gifted Education (SAGE) is pleased to announce the 2024 recipient of the SAGE Senior Scholarship for $1,000.

SAGE’s 2022 Scholarship awarded to Jessie Farbisz

5/11/2022 9:57 pm

Grapevine-Colleyville Supporting and Advocating for Gifted Education (SAGE) is pleased to announce the 2022 recipient of the SAGE Senior Scholarship for $1,000.

Jessie Farbisz, Class of 2022 of Grapevine High School, will receive $1,000 from SAGE when she enrolls at the University of Texas at Austin to study Environmental Engineering. Her parents are Ted and Kim Farbisz of Grapevine. Jessie also attended Dove Elementary and Cross Timbers Middle School.

SAGE’s 2021 Senior Scholarship awarded to Moira Hilton

5/13/2021 10:29 am

Grapevine-Colleyville Supporting and Advocating for Gifted Education (SAGE) is pleased to announce the 2021 recipient of the SAGE Senior Scholarship for $1,000.

Moira Hilton, Class of 2021 of Grapevine High School, will receive $1,000 from SAGE when she enrolls at Columbia University in the City of New York to study Mathematics. Her parents are Kyle and Louisa Hilton of Grapevine. Moira attended Dove Elementary School and Grapevine Middle School.

Moira excelled in athletics and academics during her high school years. As a member of the GHS Varsity Fillies, the school's nationally award-winning dance team, Moira's accomplishments include serving as a Junior and 1st Lieutenant for the team and placing as a solo semi-finalist for Crowd Pleasers in 2020. Both the team and officer became National Champions in their division at ADTS in 2021. In her early high school years, she was on the JV Belles Dance Team as Sergeant/Captain as well as the GHS Varsity Wind Ensemble and Marching Band, and has played in numerous festivals.

Moira was a leader and member of several academic clubs, including GHS Advanced Academic Student Club (President for 2 years and Vice President for 1 year), Science National Honor Society (Vice President), UIL Mathematics Team, Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society (Vice President), National Honor Society for Dance Arts (Secretary), National Honor Society, and GHS Ambassador Program (Community Scholar Ambassador). Her teachers awarded her with 8 Teacher’s Choice Awards. 

SAGE’s 2020 Senior Scholarship awarded to Colin Means

4/25/2020 9:34 pm

GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE SUPPORTING AND ADVOCATING FOR GIFTED EDUCATION (SAGE) IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE 2020 RECIPIENT OF THE SAGE SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP FOR $1,000.

Colin Means, Class of 2020 of Grapevine High School, will receive $1,000 from SAGE when he enrolls at Yale University to study Biomedical Engineering. His parents are Becky and Brad Means of Colleyville. Colin attended Colleyville Elementary School and Cross Timbers Middle School.

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.