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Investing Today in Champions for Tomorrow

by Teresa A. Morgenstern FSW FRESHMAN YRLINE SERAPHIN IS STUDYING TO BECOME
A PHYSICAL THERAPIST. (PHOTO COURTESY FSW)
T heir ambition after graduating from high school is to go to college and earn an
Associate’s degree that will help them achieve their career goals. Many times, the “My parents really couldn’t help me pay
roadblock is paying for college.Thanks to a partnership among Take Stock in Children, for college, and my brother is going to college
matching state funds and the Florida SouthWestern State College Foundation, 15 students class by class, so it will take him longer. This
from Golden Gate High School will be on their way to a establishing their careers. scholarship means I can stay on track. FSW
has a real college feel, and I’m so glad I’m
“These students meet the same requirements academically and in their commitment going here instead of a large university.”
to achieving their goals,” said Dr. Lou Traina, VP Institutional Advancement/Executive
Director, FSW Foundation. “They work with mentors and have a support system to help Ultimately, Seraphin wants to go on to
them succeed. They have so much potential and we want to be there to help them realize earn her master’s degree and PhD in physical
their dreams.” therapy.

A selection committee reviews the applications and narrows it to a set number of students “This program absolutely changes lives.
each year. That number was originally 12. It’s a two-way street which when students
graduate, they can pay it forward by using
“My wife, Marti, has served on this committee several times, which includes reviewing their skills to make this a better place to live,”
the applications and interviewing the students and their parents or guardian,” said Gordon said Watson. “Everybody wins.”
Watson, who along with his wife, Marti, have been involved in Take Stock for 15 years. “It’s a
heart-wrenching decision because we had 15 finalists who are really terrific kids.”

For the Watsons, leaving those three students behind wasn’t an option, so they donated
the seed money in order to get the FSW Foundation, Take Stock and state matches.

In the end, it means a student can attend FSW for two years and earn an Associate’s
degree. For example, if the college foundation dedicates $2,000, then Take Stock will match
at $2,000. The state then matches at $4,000. In total, that student would have $8,000
towards tuition.

Selected students have to meet several requirements in order to be eligible to receive a
two-year tuition scholarship to attend FSW. They must maintain good grades, remain drug
and crime-free, and meet with their mentor every week. Along the way, students realize that
they have an entire community invested in their success.

For FSW student Nolmie Marc, Take Stock was her path to college.
“I was one of those students who knew I wanted to go to college one day, but didn’t know
how to apply myself to actually reaching my goals. With Take Stock and Children, I knew
that after my senior year of high school, I’d go to Florida Southwestern State College,” she
said. “I am currently studying to become a nurse. I hope to get my associates here at FSW. As
far as career goals go, I’d like to work in a hospital and help as many people as I can.”
Yrline Seraphin, freshman who is studying to become a physical therapist at FSW, the
scholarship money has put her on a career path filled with possibilities.

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