JCPS recognizes ‘Super Seniors’ with scholarships, awards

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Several Jefferson County Public School students were recognized for academic achievements and leadership both in and out of the classroom.

A total of 16 seniors were awarded with the 2023 Vogt Educational and Leadership Scholarship at the Olmsted on Monday.

Each student will receive a $12,000 scholarship based on SAT and ACT scores, cumulative GPAs and leadership within their school and the community.

One senior said the award is an opportunity to inspire other students to achieve.

”It doesn’t matter where you start at, what matters is what you do to get to your dreams,” Hussein Almosawi, senior at Butler Traditional High School said. “You can always put in the effort. I was an immigrant. I wasn’t born here. It was pretty hard when I started out. But, I put in appropriate effort, the hard work, and I feel like there is always hope.”

The 16 recipients are listed below:

Sydney Reynolds, Atherton High School
Samuel Hatfield, Ballard High School
Hussein Almosawi, Butler Traditional High School
Rikaiya Long, Central High Magnet Career Academy
Ngoc Ho, Doss High School
Bella Tilford, duPont Manual High School
Abby Pearce, Eastern High School
Lauren Kute, Fairdale High School
Lance Bridge, Fern Creek High School
Mahamud Aden, Iroquois High School
Isabel Hargan, Jeffersontown High School
Phoebe Brown, Louisville Male High School
Junjie Lin, Marion C. Moore High School
Jennifer Ferguson, Pleasure Ridge Park High School
Allison Lasley, Southern High School
Emma Deaton, Waggener High School

The scholarship was established by Henry V. Heuser Sr. prior to his death in 1999 to provide scholarships for remarkable JCPS students. More than $2 million has been awarded since the scholarship was created.