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The Exchange Club of Lake Highlands awarded $118,500 worth of scholarships to 49 students. Scholarship recipients were selected based on GPAs, leadership, community service and their ability to overcome obstacles. Luck Family Foundation and David Tice Scholarships: Rodrigo Blas, Yordi Calix, Marilyn Domingues, Stephanie Eyocko, James Iheke, Jordan Inman, Asher Odom, Sarah Penny, Anna Sorensen and Brianna Sutton; Exchange Club

Academic Scholarships: Sarah Blettner, Ashley Brandish, Brinkley Field, Jake Gaba, Megan Garcia, Megan Jodie, Erin Larson, Will Moomaw, Abigail Nagle and Sarah Norris; Herb and Frances Walne Memorial Scholarship: Mesha Muse; Exchange Club Special Endowment

Scholarships: Katherine Dodgen, Yonas Michael and Hannah Pittman; Exchange Club Board of Directors’ Scholarships: Sarah Casburn, Julia Dankberg, Sarah Dossou, Lee Lueder, Paige Moudy, Sarah Penny, Collin Plotts, Nathan Schulman, Peyton Slater and Bubba Smitham; Jason Oglesby Memorial Scholarships: Luis DeLeon, Niani McDaniels and Carla Saucedo; Data Jo Potts Memorial Scholarships: Brooke Morgan, Juan Sanchez, Janie Tekell, Pelumi Wemida, Mitch Winkler and Yoel Zehaie; Melinda Ann Lee Memorial Scholarship: Kathryn Spurgin; The Bob Potts Family Working Student Awards: Jamie Carson, Isabel Dominguez, London Dority, Ke’Shareon Ford and Jonathan Iheke; and Jeff Kane Memorial Scholarship: Max Aman

The Lake Highlands Women’s League gave out 33 scholarships to deserving students: Itohan Aiwerioghene, Max Aman, Andrea Beard, Rodrigo Blas, Emily Borja, Yordi Calix, Katherine Campbell, Keandria Cunningham, Isabel Dominguez, Marilyn Dominguez, London Dority, Sarah Dossou, Iniemem Edet, Stephanie Eyocko, Brinkley Field, Megan Garcia, Madeline Holers, James Iheke, Jonathan Iheke, Jordan Inman, Erin Larson, Paige Moudy, Mesha Muse, Sarah Norris, Sheree Noruwa, Asher Odom, Audrey Osa, Sarah Penny, Kristin Rubin, Juan Sanchez, Janie Tekell, Pelumi Wemida, Amber Wilder and Yoel Zehaie

The Exchange Club of Lake Highlands has received the Spirit of RISD Award from the Richardson ISD Excellence in Education Foundation and the Board of Trustees. The award was announced during the Foundation’s “Evening of Honors” in April. RISD Trustee Luke Davis presented the glass trophy to Exchange Club President Bryan McCrory