Photos courtesy of Diane Poole.
Samuel Simmons, left, and Will Cochran were recipients of scholarships from the Trussville Rotary Daybreak Club.
The Trussville Rotary Daybreak Club has announced its Hewitt-Trussville High School scholarship recipients for this year.
HTHS senior Samuel Simmons is a member of the All-State Jazz Band and is head trumpet. He is also a member of the University of Alabama Honor Band Top Band. Simmons received the Crimson Achievement Award and a $500 scholarship from the UA Honor Band. Other activities include helping to coach Trussville United Soccer Club soccer, serving as a Peer Partner, being a part of Leadership HT, and was named to the Band Leadership. He plans to pursue the CREATE path to the MBA program and minor in music performance at the University of Alabama. Samuel will receive the $5,000 Van Horne Honorarium Scholarship, named for one of the founding members of the club.
Will Cochran is the first-ever recipient of a $1,000 vocational scholarship from this club. Cochran placed third in the Skills USA contest for electrical construction wiring. He is a member of the leadership team, is a student body leader, and has been in an electrical class for three years. He is also a high school leader at First Baptist Church Trussville. He ran his own business cutting grass, pressure washing and more. He plans to attend Southern Union State Community College for welding.
– Submitted by Diane Poole.
