Warsaw Senior Is First Recipient Of Rick And April Sasso Family Scholarship
November 21, 2024 at 5:37 p.m.
Warsaw Community High School senior Finn Bailey became the first recipient of the Rick and April Sasso Family Scholarship, awarded by the Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Thursday during a prep rally.
The Rick and April Sasso Family Scholarship may provide full tuition for one year of study at any Indiana accredited nonprofit college or university.
Rick Sasso is a graduate of WCHS and is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in spinal surgery and is the president of the Indiana Spine Group. Together, Rick and April have supported many charitable causes in Indiana, including projects in Warsaw and Winona Lake, according to a news release from the Community Foundation.
Recipients will be given an opportunity to renew the scholarship each year for up to four years of undergraduate study. The Community Foundation appoints a committee to lead a blind review process of all applications, according to the news release.
WCHS Principal Troy Akers said during Thursday’s pep rally, the criteria for the scholarship includes being a graduating senior from WCHS, pursuing an academic and/or technical honors diploma at the end of their junior year of high school, maintaining a GPA of 3.8 or higher at the end of their junior year in high school and intending to pursue a full-time course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree at an accredited public or private nonprofit college or university in Indiana.
Bailey is a senior at WCHS and will graduate with honors in May 2025 and plans to pursue a degree in architecture.
In one of his essays for the scholarship application, Bailey said he looked forward to continuing his education into the field of architecture for as long as he can remember. Creating art has always captivated him and there is no better way to use that skill than through architecture. He said he is passionate about building a stronger, more unified community and looks forward to making a difference in the world.
Akers said Bailey is a member of the WCHS mens soccer and golf teams, Kosciusko County Teen Court, National Honor Society, Tiger Leadership Council, National History Day and the Warsaw Area Career Center Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Club.
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Warsaw Community High School senior Finn Bailey became the first recipient of the Rick and April Sasso Family Scholarship, awarded by the Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Thursday during a prep rally.
The Rick and April Sasso Family Scholarship may provide full tuition for one year of study at any Indiana accredited nonprofit college or university.
Rick Sasso is a graduate of WCHS and is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in spinal surgery and is the president of the Indiana Spine Group. Together, Rick and April have supported many charitable causes in Indiana, including projects in Warsaw and Winona Lake, according to a news release from the Community Foundation.
Recipients will be given an opportunity to renew the scholarship each year for up to four years of undergraduate study. The Community Foundation appoints a committee to lead a blind review process of all applications, according to the news release.
WCHS Principal Troy Akers said during Thursday’s pep rally, the criteria for the scholarship includes being a graduating senior from WCHS, pursuing an academic and/or technical honors diploma at the end of their junior year of high school, maintaining a GPA of 3.8 or higher at the end of their junior year in high school and intending to pursue a full-time course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree at an accredited public or private nonprofit college or university in Indiana.
Bailey is a senior at WCHS and will graduate with honors in May 2025 and plans to pursue a degree in architecture.
In one of his essays for the scholarship application, Bailey said he looked forward to continuing his education into the field of architecture for as long as he can remember. Creating art has always captivated him and there is no better way to use that skill than through architecture. He said he is passionate about building a stronger, more unified community and looks forward to making a difference in the world.
Akers said Bailey is a member of the WCHS mens soccer and golf teams, Kosciusko County Teen Court, National Honor Society, Tiger Leadership Council, National History Day and the Warsaw Area Career Center Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Club.