HISD’s Jack Yates High School students will be honored for the third consecutive year by Academy Sports + Outdoors thanks to their scholarship fund that will award seven college-bound seniors with scholarships and donations totaling $50,000. During the celebration, Jack Yates High School will also be awarded $10,000. Academy has pledged to award Yates High School $250,000 by 2025 to encourage and celebrate actions that promote equality within the Houston Independent School District. Funding comes from the Academy Sports + Outdoors Scholarship Fund, that was established in 2020. Students were selected after submitting essays on how their participation in extracurricular activities or work in the community helped with the advancement of equity, empowerment, and education.

2023 Scholarship Recipients

Desiree Rahming

Derenique Thompson

Briana Weber

Kayla Colen

LyNecia Powell

Zander Harris

Carnegie Mims

Jack Yates High School Principal Tiffany Guillory, HISD FACE & Community Partnerships Academics Program Manager Lorena Ellis, Academy Sports + Outdoors Representative Chris Woods, HISD students and staff

Friday, Apr. 28

10:00 a.m.

Jack Yates High School, 3650 Alabama St., 77004