From Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE, Ala.–The Trussville Rotary Daybreak club announced its 2024 Hewitt-Trussville High School scholarship recipients this week, awarding double the amount the group gave last year.
HTHS Senior Sam Bishop was awarded a $2,000 vocational scholarship to continue his education at Jefferson State Community College.
Bishop, who volunteers with Trussville Fire & Rescue, plans to pursue a career as a firefighter paramedic.
“Becoming a firefighter paramedic isn’t just a career choice for me,” Bishop said. “It’s a calling.”
Kimberly Gagliano was awarded one of the two $5,000 Van Horne Honorarium Scholarships, which was named for one of the founding members of the club and recognizes academic achievement.
Gagliano is a member of the National Honor Society, the “A” Honor Roll, and the school leadership team.
She plans to study theology and social work at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio.
Carter Lybrand, a Rotary Youth Leadership Award winning student, received the other $5,000 Van Horne Honorarium Scholarship.
Lybrand is a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society and received the Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish.
He plans to attend the University of Alabama at Birmingham to major in biology on the pre-medicine track. He also plans to minor in Spanish.
The Trussville Rotary Daybreak Club meets at First Baptist Church Trussville on Wednesdays at 7 a.m.
