Hinsdale Central Students Awarded David C. Weber Foundation Scholarships

Submitted by Hinsdale Township High School District 86. Photo: Alyssa Adams(left) with Jonathan Remijas (presenter) and Mary Jane Huber at the David C. Weber Foundation Scholarship Award ceremony.

Hinsdale Township High School District 86 announced that Hinsdale Central High School students Alyssa Adams and Mary Jane Huber were named as scholarship recipients of the David C. Weber Foundation.

The David C. Weber Foundation was founded in the memory of David Weber who passed away in August 2001 at the age of 33. He left behind his wife and three children, his parents, six adult brothers and their families, and many close friends. In 2003, David’s friends and family decided to establish a foundation in his name that would benefit others. The focus of the foundation is assisting students in studying abroad because that was an important part of David’s life.

Alyssa will use her $2,000 toward a trip to Madrid where she will study Spanish and live with a host family. Mary Jane will use her $2,000 to travel to Merida, in the Yucatan Peninsula where she will take part in a Spanish immersion program as well as live with a host family during her stay.

According the foundation’s website, the foundation seeks to support the educational goals of students who have chosen to study language, foreign or indigenous cultures, abroad or domestically. The Foundation also seeks to promote learning among driven, open-minded young Americans, with a focus on facilitating those students’ abilities to attend academic and cultural programs in foreign countries. Students are selected by the trustees of the David C. Weber Foundation for annual grants, by written application and personal interview, and based upon the following criteria:

• Academic achievement, including previous study in a foreign language;
• A desire to study language and culture distinct from the Applicant’s native language, country of citizenship, or culture; and
• Acceptance by a foreign language or cultural program that has been approved or endorsed by the language faculty of the school in which the Applicant is currently enrolled

For more information on the David C. Weber Foundation, contact David Witz atdwitz@cecco.com.

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