High School Scholarship Winners Archive - Heisman

George Cheng

webapps — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:21:30 +0000

Rewriting the Rules Making a difference starts with changing how the game is played. Diabetes has taken a physical, emotional, and financial toll on George Cheng’s family. Instead of feeling resentment, George made the conscious decision to channel his energies into understanding and empathy. “Recognizing that a change was needed, I committed myself to academic […]

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Katelyn Matarese

webapps — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:28:46 +0000

Running Out Loud A leader’s voice can be just as powerful as her actions. Katelyn Matarese started her academic career on a quiet note. While she has always naturally excelled academically and has no trouble acing tests, speaking up was another matter. In fact, she said so little during her first two years of elementary […]

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Viva Kreis

webapps — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:36:15 +0000

Define Your Own Destiny She has the will. She makes the way. As a high school senior, Viva Kreis has already amassed a resume of accomplishments that rivals even the most ambitious of bucket lists. She’s hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru, finished a half marathon, and traversed the Grand Canyon from […]

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Cameron Srivastava

webapps — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:49:30 +0000

Leading from the Heart Passion for community creates opportunities for all. “I did not expect a ninth-grade science fair project to change my life,” says Cameron Srivastava. He elected to study heart valve disease because of his family’s history with cardiac issues. Specifically, his grandfather needed heart surgery, but was too frail to undergo it. […]

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Adom Appiah

webapps — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:56:06 +0000

Turning Passion into Progress The power of sports can change the game for everyone. When Adom Appiah’s 7th grade history teacher assigned his class a service project, she couldn’t have imagined just how far Adom would take it. Given his love of sports, Adom’s brainchild was a celebrity basketball game, which he called Ball4Good. The […]

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Dia Chawla

webapps — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:01:00 +0000

Leveling the Playing Field Achieving excellence should be an option for everyone. Dia Chawla is just one of 5,000 students in the nation to achieve a perfect 36 on her ACT. The score was the culmination of years of hard work. However, Dia realized she had an advantage that many do not in the form […]

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Caroline Orcutt

webapps — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:14:04 +0000

Simply Unstoppable Limitations, injuries, and setbacks are givens. Getting back up, and digging back in, are the keys to excellence. Just before the pandemic cut the season short for many high school teams, Caroline Orcutt won the youth event at the 2020 USA Pentathlon National Selection competition. It was not her first time competing and […]

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Grahm Tuohy-Gaydos

webapps — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:20:32 +0000

Leveling the Playing Field Ensuring sports are accessible to everyone is central to this All-American’s legacy. Grahm Tuohy-Gaydos has competed and succeeded at the highest levels in both academics and sports. In addition to being valedictorian of his class, Grahm is a snowshoe racing national champion, All-American, course record holder, and a member of the […]

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Logan Alvarez

webapps — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:26:28 +0000

Defying the Odds A passionate advocate for inclusion, this scholar-athlete works to ensure all students have opportunities to excel. Logan Alvarez is used to being underestimated. He’s undersized for a football player. But despite not being the tallest or heaviest on the line, he put in the hard work and dedication to become an accomplished […]

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Victoria Orcutt

webapps — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:32:04 +0000

Born to Serve This record-breaking competitor finds her greatest successes in her ability to positively impact others. Victoria Orcutt has mastered success. Her impressive accolades as a multi-sport scholar-athlete include competing and winning at the State and National levels while academically maintaining a 4.71 grade point average. Highlights include setting 11 school and 4 district […]

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Sunjay Chawla

webapps — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:36:42 +0000

For the Love of the Game Sunjay Chawla knows that he has been blessed. Thanks to his parents’ hard work, he’s been afforded opportunities to excel both athletically and academically. He shows his appreciation by succeeding in abundance; maintaining a positive attitude about every challenge he faces in school and on the tennis court, soccer […]

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Lauren Eccles

webapps — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:44:39 +0000

Doubling Up on Success Lauren Eccles will receive her Associate of Science degree two weeks before earning her high school diploma. She takes college courses full-time through a dual enrollment program in order to get a jump on a future career in chemical engineering research; a position she believes will enable her to achieve even […]

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Jackson Destine

webapps — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:48:47 +0000

Sports and Music Are His Conduits for Positive Change The night his uncle became a victim in a drive-by shooting was a somber wake up call for 12-year old Jackson Destine. At that point, he’d already been kicked out of school once and he had been involved in gang-related activity since the second grade. But […]

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Soleil Gaylord

webapps — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:52:53 +0000

This Runner Sees A Challenge, Then Finds a Way to Rise Above It Being 6’1” with a 12.5 shoe size might be an advantage for a basketball player. But for a distance and mountain runner, it’s a different challenge. After growing four inches in one year, resulting in stretched tendons and injury-prone hips, Soleil Gaylord […]

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Daniel Orcutt

webapps — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:58:06 +0000

Living in service to others is a family tradition. Daniel Orcutt has attended eight different schools across five states. It comes with the territory when you’re part of a military family. Having grown up around military personnel and veterans his whole life, Daniel understands service and sacrifice more than most. And no matter where he […]

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