Scholarship Winners 2016
Supporting College Goals
In recent years, only 50% of Affton graduates attended a two-year college and 25% enrolled in four-year schools, choices often made due to economic realities. The Affton Education Foundation serves to inspire students to attend the college of their first choice where they can achieve their educational goals.
The Foundation awards up to six $2,500 renewable college scholarships to qualifying Affton High graduates each year, funding them from gifts and income from the Foundation endowment fund. Principally through a 5 year matching challenge grant from William (’63) and Nancy (’65) Thompson, the Foundation’s endowment fund has now grown to in excess of $1.7 million. In addition to these scholarships, the Foundation also awards two full tuition, four-year scholarships funded by separate alumni endowments: The Coach Don Kuhn Endowed Scholarship to Westminster College, funded by Kent (’58) and Judy (Laudenslager - '61) Mueller and the Rickli Family Endowed Scholarship to Truman Sate University, funded in honor of Miss Doris Ahrens by Kenneth ('58) and Cathy Rickli.
In 2013, the Jim Hoots Memorial Scholarship was established to provide college scholarship funds to a student who has displayed outstanding leadership, dedication and sportsmanship while participating in an Affton High School sponsored athletic program. Funded by the family and friends of Jim Hoots ('67), the scholarship awards $2,500, renewable for 3 years.
Since the fall of 2010, the Foundation has sponsored a series of overnight college campus visits for AHS students. Attended by Affton juniors and seniors, the trips serve to educate and inform students as to their various post-secondary options, as well as to provide an opportunity that many might not otherwise be able to experience. Meeting with students, professors and college presidents has been truly life-changing for these students.
To donate to any of the scholarship funds listed above, click on the “Donate Now” button on the right hand side. Thank you for your generosity to our Affton students!
Affton Education Foundation Scholarship
For the ninth time, the Affton Education Foundation awarded renewable $2,500 scholarships to be used for attendance at a four-year college or university. The five 2016 AEF scholarship recipients are:
Joshua Bohall (also received AEF Interest-Free Loan)
- Student Council – President 12th grade; Executive Committee 10th & 11th grade
- National Honor Society – inducted 11th grade; Vice-President 12th grade
- International Thespian Society – Troupe 1734 – President 12th grade; Vice-President 11th grade
- Active in Boy Scouts of America and Order of the Arrow; Eagle Scout and Eagle Scout Palms
- Honor Roll and Scholar Athlete all 4 years
- Missouri Boys State – 11th grade
- Varsity Cross Country and Varsity Track
- Over 250 total Community Service hours
- Will attend the University of Kansas to study Engineering
- Active Member of Job’s Daughters – received Grand Master’s Youth Award and Job’s Daughter’s Spirit Awards
- Affton High School Band – Lettered every year
- National Honor Society – Treasurer senior year
- Key Club – President senior year; Vice-President junior year
- Attended Missouri Girls State
- FCCLA (Family, Community and Career Leaders of America) – Secretary
- Mentoring Matters Mentor
- Cats Crew
- Will attend Bellarmine University to study Business Administration
- Student Council – senior year
- GSA – Vice-President
- Cats Crew
- Participated in Theatre, Film Club, Art Club and Chemistry Club
- Mathletes 2014 & 2015
- Young Life and Best Buddies – 2014
- Girls’ Soccer 2013 and Girls’ Swim Team 2014-2015
- Honor Roll and Student Athlete
- Yale Book Award recipient
- Will attend Loyola University in Chicago
- HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) member – MO State 1st place Forensic Science, Nationals Qualifier
- DECA/FBLA
- Student Council 2013-2016
- Girls JV Soccer Captain and Girls Varsity Soccer team member
- Martial Arts – First Degree Black Belt
- STLCaps A@PS – senior year
- Volunteer for Special Olympics, Barnes Jewish Hospital Trauma Center Moulage & Radiation Center, St. Anthony’s Mass Casualty Simulation and Barnes Jewish Siteman Cancer Center
- High Honor Roll 2012-2016
- Student of the Month – February 2015
- Will attend the University of Pittsburgh to study Biology/Pre-Med
- Project Lead the Way participant (Introduction to Engineering, Principles of Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Civil Engineering & Architecture)
- National Honor Society – inducted junior year; Historian senior year
- French National Honor Society – sophomore thru senior years
- Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Science at Affton High School – Awarded by University of Missouri – St. Louis in March 2015
- TSA (Technology Student Association) member
- TEAMS participant and MATHlete
- Honor Roll and Student of the Month
- Will attend Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville to study Civil Engineering
