Sponsor Opportunities 
Scholarships
Paraprofessional Scholarships
BEST awards scholarships up to $250.00 to help these staff members attend professional workshops leading to CEOP (Certified Education Office Professional) certification.
- Yolanda Walker - Hudson MS
- Esther Gomez - GHS
- Gina Bernal - SHS
- Willie Sargent - Handley
- Beverly Rogers - Purchasing Department
- Zaira Gomez - Liberty Grove Elementary School
- Maria Garcia - Garland High School
- Tawanna Mcginnis - Bradfield Elementary School
- Allison Floyd -Toler Elementary School
- Craig Taylor -Garland High School
- Maria Garcia - Garland High School
Teacher Scholarships
Each semester, teachers may submit receipts from their enrollment in higher education for that semester. Near the end of the semester, the Foundation Board holds a drawing, and awards up to $500.00 reimbursement to the winner(s) drawn.
Awarded $500.00
- Audrey Smallwood - NGHS
- Sherri Garza -SHS
Awarded $412.50
- Karen Scanlan - NGHS
- Martha Contreras-Keene Centerville
- Jennifer Kirby - Pearson Elementary School
- Robert Quach - Classical Center at Brandenburg
- Nicole Marks - Sellers Middle School
- Kisha Jackson - Shugart Elementary School
Awarded $500.00
- Kim Megahan - Shugart Elementary School
- Nancy Brightwell - Handley Elementary School
- Deborah Trutna - Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence
Student Scholarships
The BEST Education Foundation administers numerous student scholarships & grants from local individuals, corporations, and other foundations. To apply for one of the scholarships held by the BEST Education Foundation see your school counselor.
Scholarships Served
Over $25,000 is available...scholarship details
- Alvarado Scholarship
- America’s Credit Union
- Badough/Metts Scholarship
- Betsy Henderson
- Bettie Hudson
- Beverly Boehl
- Bill Hunt Scholarship
- Coca Cola
- Don Harbin Scholarship
- Dverin Scholarship
- Elena Brooks Cox
- Gene Hudson
- George Lyons
- Harris Hill/DMN
- Harvey
- Health Science Technology
- Jack Shugart
- Jacob Scholarship
- Jan Burleson
- Jill Shugart Scholarship
- Jim Henderson Scholarship
- Kasparian Scholarship
- Laura Selby Memorial
- LCHS College & Career
- LCHS Kasparian
- LCHS Principal Achievement
- LCHS Ready, Set, Teach
- LCHS Stephen Whitlow Calssical Magnet
- LCHS Television Magnet
- Lucy Clark - Dunkin Donuts
- Memorial Middle School
- Murphy Scholarship (Test Prep)
- Norma & Scott Dorsey
- Patricia Leeman
- School Nurse
- Shubzda Memorial Scholarship
- Swartz and Smith Memorial
- Wycoff Arnold Scholarship
For information on how the BEST Education Foundation can assist you in creating a scholarship please contact Pam Parks @ 972-487-3253.
