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VOL. 28, NO. 26
City awarding college scholarships BY BARI AUERBACH
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o help provide the best educational opportunities and ensure “sunny futures,” the Sunny Isles Beach City Commission recently approved a resolution establishing a College Scholarship Program for high school students who have been residing in the city for at least one year. At the June 17 City Commission meeting, Mayor Norman S. Edelcup explained, “The City Commission has a made a commitment to provide educational opportunities to our young residents. This commitment was the driving force for the creation of the first public school in the city - the Sunny Isles Beach K-8 Community School. “This Commission recently made a generous contribution to the Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School to support academic programs. By creating educational opportunities, the city is in essence creating a safer environment for our kids. The city cannot control the problems that are associated with growing-up in the ‘MTV generation.’ These problems include but are not limited to drug abuse among teenagers. However, the city can work diligently in preventing drug abuse among young people. “In an effort to promote safe neighborhood and drug prevention, I strongly recommend the creation of a College Scholarship Program for high school students residing in the city [for at least one year]. Specifically, the city via the assistance of Chief of Police [Fred Maas] will provide four annual scholarships to col-
lege-bound high school students, who are residents of the city. The amount of each scholarship will be $5000. “A committee which includes the Chief of Police, principals at Sunny Isles Beach K-8 Community School and the Alonzo and Tracy Mourning High School will select the scholarship recipients. The first scholarships will be awarded in May 2011. The minimum qualifications for the scholarship are: (1) Applicant must be a resident of the City of Sunny Isles Beach (for at least one year); (2) Must be enrolled in a public school; (3) Applicant must perform 20 hours of community service to promote drug prevention or law enforcement related activities; and (4) Applicant must write a 500 word essay on the topic of the dangers of drug abuse or creating a better community. “Lastly, it is important to note that the interest from forfeiture funds will be the source of funding. [This] resolution further authorizes the City Manager and the Chief of Police to create a specific funding source for the annual scholarship.”
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PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS During the June 17 City Commission meeting, Miami-Dade School Board member Dr. Martin Karp along with Dr. Annette Weissman, principal of the Sunny Isles Beach K-8 Community School; Sally Alayon, principal of Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Sr. High School; PTSA member Marianna
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