Dart Foundation Donates $5,000 to Education Foundation for Waxahachie Independent School District
Waxahachie ISD
WAXAHACHIE, TX – The Dart Foundation recently donated $5,000 to the Education Foundation for Waxahachie ISD. This is the fourth time that the Dart Foundation has awarded monies to the Education Foundation. The funds will be used for dual credit scholarships for Waxahachie High School juniors and seniors.
Students enrolled at Waxahachie High School who wish to get a jump-start on their college careers can do so while still enrolled in high school by taking Dual Credit courses. These courses enable students to obtain both high school and college credit at the same time. Waxahachie High School's collegiate partner is Navarro College and students walk away with college credit on a Navarro College transcript along with high school credit on a Waxahachie High School transcript.
Waxahachie ISD
Dirk Duncan representing the Dart Foundation presents Education Foundation Secretary, Tish Creech (left) and Vice President, Rainey Hicks (right) a check for $5,000
The Education Foundation for Waxahachie ISD began offering Dual Credit scholarships in 2008 for those students who had a longed to begin their college careers early, but desired the assistance of a scholarship. Since 2008, the Education Foundation for Waxahachie ISD has awarded more than $57,000 in Dual Credit scholarships to Waxahachie High School students.
"We are thrilled that the Dart Foundation continues to assist the Education Foundation each year in providing students with dual credit scholarship monies," said Rainey Hicks, Education Foundation Vice President. "Dart is a tremendous asset to the Education Foundation, school district, and community and we can't thank them enough for their efforts to make Waxahachie ISD a better place."
Students wishing to apply for an Education Foundation dual credit scholarship for the upcoming academic year, may do so each spring by filling out and submitting an application in the Waxahachie High School counseling office. Applications are then reviewed by an Education Foundation scholarship committee and recipients are selected.
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