SAGE Gifted Senior Scholarship Winners: 2018 & 2017

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SAGE's 2018 Senior Scholarship Awarded to Drew DeHaven

Recipient: Drew DeHaven

 

Publication Date: May 3, 2018

 

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 attended Colleyville Elementary and Colleyville Middle. He is the son of Nancy and Dwayne DeHaven.

Drew’s Achievements and Activities:

  • Active and accomplished debater, scoring 10th in Texas UIL Congressional Debate in both 2018 and 2017.
  • Served as key organizer of the Grapevine Classic Debate Tournament, the 2nd largest debate tournament in the state.
  • Team captain for the GHS UIL Current Events and Social Studies teams, and competed on teams for math modeling and scientific research and development.
  • Member of National Honor Society, and the National Math and Spanish Honor Societies.
  • Competed in GHS Cross Country and Track and served as junior varsity team captain.
  • Volunteered at the Tarrant Area Food Bank and worked as a summer research assistant at UT Arlington, studying the effects of groundwater infiltration on buildings.

Essay Excerpt: Drew DeHaven

SAGE asked scholarship applicants to write an essay on their gifted traits, how they discovered and nurtured their giftedness, and how this shaped their post-high school plans. Drew’s essay is as follows:

“I love the unknown. Well, that is not entirely true. More accurately, I love figuring out new things that shed light on the unknown, but the unknown actually frustrates me a lot. Yet it is the unknown that drives me to learn and discover, so I feel indebted to love it. To me, nothing is more amazing than that moment when you not only see how something works but also you learn why it works — how it is and why it is. Because of my fascination with the unknown, science has always captivated me since its core is to describe the how's and why's of nature as accurately as possible. From staying up late in elementary school to watch Discovery channel documentaries to enrolling in top level beyond-AP classes, I have taken my desire and run with it as far as I can. I have discovered, however, that the more you know, the more you realize how little you actually know. While it's frustrating to realize there's so many things I don't know, it's also very exciting at the same time. It is exciting to think about how there's still so much material I can delve into and expand my knowledge. It is a dream come true to be able to pursue my desires through higher education.”

 

“Growing up, it took me awhile to find my voice to speak up for what I was passionate for, literally. From an early age I had trouble speaking and my parents had to enroll me in speech pathology courses. Every week I was pulled out of class to work with the school pathologist and I was very self conscious of my speech impediment as I couldn't even pronounce my own name correctly. However over years of work I was finally able to use my voice without fear. Today as a result of my hard work, my voice has carried me from the State Debate tournament to the National Young Entrepreneur Competition.”

“I am driven and dedicated. I have spent countless hours studying to climb to the top of my class and to receive perfect scores on all of my AP tests. I have also been involved in many other developmental activities such as Debate, which has allowed me to better stand up for myself and communicate my ideas; Cross Country, which instilled in me an attitude of improving myself every day; and employment at Chick-fil-a, which taught me the most important key to success is remembering other's needs as well as your own. My high ACT and SAT scores are also a product of my driven work ethic. I believe my work ethic will carry me to success in college and into the rest of my life as well. My ultimate goal is to receive the best possible education I can in order to prepare for a job where I can fulfill my desire for innovation and discovery. I hope to find a career that requires continual learning and challenges me to find new solutions to overcome the unsolved problems in our world.”

SAGE’s 2017 Senior Scholarship Awarded to Lauren Edwards

Recipient: Lauren Edwards

 

Publication Date: June 1, 2017

 

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

 

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 is the daughter of Brian and Tracy Edwards of Colleyville.

 

Lauren attended Glenhope Elementary School and Cross Timbers Middle School in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD.

Lauren’s Achievements and Activities:

  • An accomplished cross country runner, earning four varsity letters and numerous medals at district, regional, and state tournaments.
  • Served as captain of the cross country 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.
  • President of the National Honor Society, and served as an officer in Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society and the National Art Honor Society.
  • Competed at the state level of Future Problem Solving for 4 years and competed in Calculus Bowl.
  • Played classical piano for 13 years.
  • Volunteered at Animal Advocates of North Texas, Leo Club, Colleyville Public Library, White’s Chapel United Methodist Church, and local elementary schools.