Scholarships
The Jacksonville community has lost former student athletes after they finished High School as well as two men who were loved by our city. There are families and individuals that wanted to provide a scholarship in the name of their child or friend. Each year these families go through their process of selecting a student to be awarded their scholarship. Currently we have the following scholarships:
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Payton Diers Award (baseball) $500 Given by Scott and Rhonda Diers Heather Folden Award (female athlete) $1,000 Given by Larry and Terri Folden Jonathan Sanders Award (boys soccer) $500 Given by the Sanders Family Rick Watson Scholarship (football) $500 Given by Matt and Kelly Montgomery Dick Sheffield Scholarship (football) $1,000 Given by Jacksonville Education Foundation JABC Scholarships (highest GPA) $ 500.00 girl Given by JABC $ 500.00 boy Wanda Patton Scholarship (female athlete) $500 Given by JABC Darryl Bonner Scholarship (male athlete) $500 Given by JABC Driver Bob Scholarship $500 Given by the Jacksonville Education Foundation Eli Santana Scholarship (soccer) n/a Given by family Jacksonville Tennis Association Given by the JTA n/a Alex Sandoval Scholarship (boys soccer) $1,000 Given by family and friends The Pete Lammons Award (football) $5000(after college graduation) Jacksonville Education Foundation
Pete Lammons graduated from JHS and was a Fightin' Indian. He played for the UT Longhorns and had a career in the NFL. The Lammons family made their scholarship a little different. In 2000, these brothers decided to change this award that is named in their father's memory. When the named recipient finishes four years of college and graduates, they reward him with a check for $ 5,000. WOW...that's a reason to finish college. Those athletes that have completed college and have been awarded the $ 5,000...
- Jeremy Davis
- Jami Hightower (co-award)
- Wade Magouyrk
- Chris Chilton
- Jazz Scott (co-award)
- Colten McCown
- Duke Hamilton
If there is anyone that would like to talk about the possibility of starting a scholarship, the Athletic Director would be happy to discuss that. He can be reached at 903-586-1704. Seniors can also visit the college and career center to check out all available scholarships. Please note that some applications have deadlines.
All of these scholarships are awarded in May at the Annual All Sports Banquet.
- What kind of student / person is the athlete
- What kind of grades does the athlete make
- Have they taken the ACT / SAT test
- What kind of character does the athlete have
- How good is their work ethic: skill, athleticism, mental toughness, physical attributes
- What are the athlete’s strengths and weaknesses
- Can they play at the next level
- Who else is recruiting the athlete
- What other sports do they play
- What is athlete’s relationship with the coach
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- What kind of student / person is the athlete
- What kind of grades does the athlete make
- Have they taken the ACT / SAT test
- What kind of character does the athlete have
- How good is their work ethic: skill, athleticism, mental toughness, physical attributes
- What are the athlete’s strengths and weaknesses
- Can they play at the next level
- Who else is recruiting the athlete
- What other sports do they play
- What is athlete’s relationship with the coach