In keeping with the mission to support and promote academic success for all Wheeler students, the Wheeler Academic Booster Club is pleased to award four $500 scholarships to deserving Wheeler seniors who plan to further their education by enrolling in either a four-year college degree program or a two-year degree or technical certification program.
Lota Agbim is part of the STEAM Academy. She wants to study economics and already has some entrepreneurial experience running small companies. Over the past 4 years, she has taken numerous challenging classes not only to expand her academic knowledge, but also to learn how to properly balance school, her job at Panera Bread and her social life in a constructive way. She says Dr. Frye has been her most influential teacher at Wheeler. “She encouraged me to push through the obstacles I was facing, just like she was able to push through her obstacles. She was new to Wheeler during the time I had her as my teacher, and we worked together to make her transition into the school as smooth as possible.” Lota is still trying to decide where is she is going to attend college - at this point, it’s between Howard, Georgia State or the University of Pittsburgh. Any of those three would be lucky to have you.
Annsley Craft completed all three levels of the Culinary CTAE Pathway and plans to study early childhood education at Mercer University. She is passionate about being a teacher and working with students to find the best way for each child to learn. She has received an academic letter every year (which is achieving a 4.0+ every semester) and has been involved in numerous clubs over the last 4 years. She says her most inspiring teacher is Diane Phillips, who not only taught her healthcare class, but also coached the reading bowl team, which was her favorite club at Wheeler. “I will always be impressed by the level of dedication Ms. Phillips puts forth in her job. She always went above and beyond to make our healthcare class fun and comprehensive for every student, as well as sponsoring multiple clubs which often met outside of school hours.” Congratulations to Annsley!
Alice Landrum completed the Emergency Medical Responder pathway and is part of the Magnet Program. She plans to start Georgia Tech this summer and major in Biology so she can study to be a pathologist. She says that the next eight years of undergraduate and medical school will facilitate her drive to learn and equip her for future service to our community. She’s already been active in the community through volunteering with Wheeler Fresh Collaborative, and she is a member of the water polo team. She says Ms. Bliss’s DNA/Genetics course and its unique small group research projects taught her the importance of creativity, confidence, and independence in conducting research. It also revealed her passion for laboratory work and helped her decide on a career in pathology. Congratulations to Alice!
Erica Wu will be attending the University of Pennsylvania in the fall, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. She wants to develop a career in the STEM field and apply her knowledge to solve real-world problems. Throughout her time at Wheeler in the Magnet Program, she has been the Math Team co-captain, and as a leader in Mu Alpha Theta and Magnet Learning Links, she’s coordinated tutoring opportunities, which she says has shown her that helping others learn is an invaluable opportunity to improve yourself and your academic skills. Mr. Furstein’s AP Calculus classes and the group work assignments in them emphasized collaboration in learning where inquisitive-ness was encouraged, and she says he inspired her to explore math in more depth. She’ll always be grateful for those classes that taught her much more than just calculus. Congratulations, Erica.
These recipients are so inspiring, and very deserving, and we can’t wait to see how they impact their college communi
