La Grange Area Students Awarded Scholarships From Legacy Guild

LA GRANGE, IL – 78 students living in Lyons Township District 204 have received scholarships from The Legacy Guild, a local nonprofit. The Legacy Guild awarded $195,000 in scholarships to students who have had a parent die while being raised in the area, according to a release.

Each Legacy Guild Scholar receives a $2,500 scholarship renewable for up to four years of college – a commitment of up to $10,000 per student. According to a release, The Legacy Guild has now provided $673,500 in college scholarship awards to 110+ students since its inception in 2012. To help support this scholarship program, you can visit their website.

This year’s Legacy Guild Scholars represent 10 communities including Brookfield, Burr Ridge, Countryside, Hodgkins, Indian Head Park, La Grange, La Grange Highlands, La Grange Park, Western Springs and Willow Springs.

“The Legacy Guild Scholars program has grown into a dedicated support network for local students and surviving spouses who have suffered a significant loss," Legacy Guild Scholarship Committee Member Andrew James of La Grange said, in a release. "It’s more than a scholarship; it’s about helping these young women and men navigate college, find internships and ultimately get jobs after college. It is very humbling to meet these Scholars and hear their stories.”

According to a release, The Legacy Guild was formed in 2012 by a group of men from La Grange and surrounding areas drawn together after a cluster of sudden and unexpected deaths of some great friends and neighbors. The Guild formed within weeks of these tragic events to offer support to each other and to transcend grief and sorrow.

The Legacy Guild Scholars 2018 are:

• Sabrina Abbate of La Grange, Julian Aguayo of Brookfield, Saige Anderson of Countryside, Paige Ballagh of Western Springs, Stephanie Barrett of Western Springs, Anna Rose Benson of La Grange, Jack Blahnik of La Grange, Michelle Blahnik of La Grange, Sydney Bocik of Brookfield, Amelia Buckler of La Grange, Tyler Byrne of Western Springs, Ethan Cabela of La Grange, Katie Caithamer of Western Springs, John Carinato of Western Springs, Lyrik Castro of La Grange Park, Jenna Chesswas of Brookfield, Jocelyn Contini of Brookfield, Michelle Dinh of Brookfield, Anabella Dougherty of Western Springs, Nathan Evans of La Grange Park, William Feeley of Western Springs, Samantha Ferrer of La Grange Highlands, Kamerson Fezekas of La Grange, Hannah Fezekas of La Grange, Matthew Fisher of Indian Head Park, Kevin Foody of Western Springs, Anaya Garcia of La Grange, Sarah Gorecki-Westrick of La Grange, Caroline Healy of La Grange, Brendan Healy of La Grange, Ellie Henderson of La Grange, Phil Janowiak of Columbia, Taylor Karey of Willow Springs, Jianna Keska of La Grange Highlands, Matthew Kinsley of La Grange, Caroline Konstant of La Grange, Dean Kozora of La Grange Park, Brian Kral of Western Springs, Katherine LaVoie of La Grange, Gianna Levato of Western Springs, Alexandra Manaves of Willow Springs, George Manaves of Brookfield, Frank Mazgay of Brookfield, Tim McCarthy of La Grange Park, Michael Mccarthy of La Grange Park, Angelica Mendez of Brookfield, Gabrielle Meyer of Western Springs, Meagan Mitchell of Western Springs, Sapphire Munoz of La Grange Park, Heather Munyon of Countryside, Patricia Nash of La Grange, Isaiah Nieves of La Grange, Shakira Norman of Brookfield, Daniel Nyhan of La Grange Park, Claire O'Connor of La Grange, Jacob Ptak of Willow Springs, William Purcell of La Grange, Claire Purcell of La Grange, Samantha Ferrer Rasulo of La Grange, Michael Rogers of Frisco, Olivia Ruzicka of Downers Grove, Jack Salazar of La Grange, Benjamin Senffner of La Grange Park, Kaitlyn Sheppard of Austin, Caroline Sikes of Western Springs, Kylie Strasser of Countryside, Savannah Strasser of Countryside, Grace Stuewe of La Grange, Chloe Szot of Normal, Timothy Taylor of Countryside, Grace Thomas of La Grange, Milica Tica of Indian Head Park, Anthony Vargas of Hodgkins, Juliet Villagomez of Countryside, Heather Vogt of Countryside, Cecilia Walsh of Western Springs and Kamil Zeglen of Indian Head Park.

Photo provided by Legacy Guild.