SmithStrong Award Supports Two TVHS Student Athletes
June 2, 2020 at 8:34 p.m.
SmithStrong Award Supports Two TVHS Student Athletes
By Staff Report-
This year’s recipients of the SmithStrong awards are Amy Baca and Mason Stephen.
Baca is a two-sport TVHS athlete, accomplished in both volleyball and softball. She was team captain and also participated in many other extracurricular activities, including the Viking Athletic Leadership Team. Baca plans to continue her education and her volleyball career at Goshen College, according to a news release from Kosciusko County Community Foundation.
Stephen is a member of the TVHS swim team. He holds the school record and the TRC record for the 100-meter breast stroke. He served as team captain and received awards for Academic All-Conference, Mental Attitude and Rookie of the Year. Stephen plans to attend Purdue University for his undergraduate studies.
The SmithStrong Foundation Fund was established at the Community Foundation by Michelle Smith LeDrew and Ryan Smith in memory of their father, Charlie Smith; and their brother, Scott Smith; who passed away in a plane crash in 2015, the release stated.
Before beginning a career in banking, Charlie was a teacher and the first football coach at Tippecanoe Valley High School. He coached 16 seasons, one of which culminated in the school’s only football state championship. Charlie also served on the Tippecanoe Valley School Board.
Scott was a student athlete during his high school years at TVHS. He had a law practice in Warsaw and was also a deputy prosecuting attorney in Kosciusko County. Scott was a member of the TVHS Distinguished Alumni Committee.
To make a gift in memory of Charlie and Scott Smith and help this award provide support to future students, visit the Foundation website at kcfoundation.org/donate.
Since 1968, Kosciusko County Community Foundation Inc. has helped donors achieve their charitable dreams. The Community Foundation is a public charity that grants about $3 million annually in the areas of education, health, arts and culture, recreation, civic projects, environment and human services. Gifts made to the Community Foundation are tax-deductible.
For more information, call 574-267-1901 or visit 102 E. Market St., Warsaw.
This year’s recipients of the SmithStrong awards are Amy Baca and Mason Stephen.
Baca is a two-sport TVHS athlete, accomplished in both volleyball and softball. She was team captain and also participated in many other extracurricular activities, including the Viking Athletic Leadership Team. Baca plans to continue her education and her volleyball career at Goshen College, according to a news release from Kosciusko County Community Foundation.
Stephen is a member of the TVHS swim team. He holds the school record and the TRC record for the 100-meter breast stroke. He served as team captain and received awards for Academic All-Conference, Mental Attitude and Rookie of the Year. Stephen plans to attend Purdue University for his undergraduate studies.
The SmithStrong Foundation Fund was established at the Community Foundation by Michelle Smith LeDrew and Ryan Smith in memory of their father, Charlie Smith; and their brother, Scott Smith; who passed away in a plane crash in 2015, the release stated.
Before beginning a career in banking, Charlie was a teacher and the first football coach at Tippecanoe Valley High School. He coached 16 seasons, one of which culminated in the school’s only football state championship. Charlie also served on the Tippecanoe Valley School Board.
Scott was a student athlete during his high school years at TVHS. He had a law practice in Warsaw and was also a deputy prosecuting attorney in Kosciusko County. Scott was a member of the TVHS Distinguished Alumni Committee.
To make a gift in memory of Charlie and Scott Smith and help this award provide support to future students, visit the Foundation website at kcfoundation.org/donate.
Since 1968, Kosciusko County Community Foundation Inc. has helped donors achieve their charitable dreams. The Community Foundation is a public charity that grants about $3 million annually in the areas of education, health, arts and culture, recreation, civic projects, environment and human services. Gifts made to the Community Foundation are tax-deductible.
For more information, call 574-267-1901 or visit 102 E. Market St., Warsaw.
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