Three
Orlando graduating seniors received scholarship funds from the Friends of the Orange County Library System. Gerry Zheng,
a senior at Cypress Creek High School who has a weighted grade point average of 4.7, was awarded $1,000 toward tuition.
Brooke Griffin, a senior at Dr. Phillips High School who has a weighted G.P.A. of 5.0 and earned a perfect score on her SAT,
was awarded $1,500 toward tuition. Phillip Nguyen, the Valedictorian at Cypress Creek High School with a weighted G.P.A.
of 5.3, was awarded $2,000 toward tuition. Griffen plans to attend Harvard University in the fall. Both Nguyen
and Zheng will attend the University of Florida.
The Friends
of the Library created the Ray Frenier Memorial Scholarship in honor and memory of the late Ray Frenier who volunteered in
the Book Store for more than two decades. This scholarship recognizes Orange County graduating high school seniors ho
have volunteered a minimum of 75 hours to the library system, and who have demonstrated academic excellence and exceptional
community service. Scholarship applicants were required to submit an essay expressing what the experience of volunteering
at the library has meant to them, and to provide one letter of recommendation from a teacher, guidance counselor, coach or
other positive adult role model. The scholarship winners were recognized at the Friends of the Library Annual Meeting
and Luncheon on May 8 at the Orlando Public Library.
Pictured
below are the scholarship winners with Friends of the Library President Thomas R. Kohler and Library Director/CEO, Mary Anne
Hodel.
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Phillip Nguyen,
Cypress Creek High School
| Brooke
Griffin, Dr. Phillips High School | Gerry
Zheng, Cypress Creek High School
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About
the Ray Frenier Scholarship: Established in 2008, this scholarship serves to honor the memory and contributions of long-time
library volunteer Ray Frenier. Instrumental in the growth of the Bookstore and Friends Group, Frenier volunteered with
the Friends of the Orange County Library System for more than two decades. The Friends of the Library created this legacy
scholarship after Frenier's death in 2008.
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