Sponsor Opportunities Scholarships
Paraprofessional Scholarships
BEST awards scholarships up to $250.00 to help these staff members attend professional workshops leading to CEOP (Certified Education Office Professional) certification.
2009 Awards
- Beverly Rogers - Purchasing Department
- Zaira Gomez - Liberty Grove Elementary School
- Maria Garcia - Garland High School
- Tawanna Mcginnis - Bradfield Elementary School
2008 Awards
- Allison Floyd -Toler Elementary School
- Craig Taylor -Garland High School
- Maria Garcia - Garland High School
Teacher Scholarships
Each semester, teachers may submit receipts from their enrollment in higher education for that semester. Near the end of the semester, the Foundation Board holds a drawing, and awards up to $500.00 reimbursement to the winner(s) drawn.
2009 Awards
- Jennifer Kirby - Pearson Elementary School
- Robert Quach - Classical Center at Brandenburg
- Nicole Marks - Sellers Middle School
- Kisha Jackson - Shugart Elementary School
2008 Awards
Awarded $500.00
- Kim Megahan - Shugart Elementary School
- Nancy Brightwell - Handley Elementary School
- Deborah Trutna - Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence
Student Scholarships
The BEST Education Foundation administers numerous scholarships and grants for outside individuals as well as corporations and other foundations. Below is a list of scholarships served:
- Alvarado Scholarship
- America’s Credit Union
- Atmos Energy School Supplies
- Badough Scholarship
- Bill Hunt Scholarship
- Don Harbin Scholarship
- Dverin Scholarship
- Garland ISD Scholarships
-Boehl Scholarship
- Brooks-Cox Scholarship
- Burleson Scholarship
-Clark Scholarship - GISD Vocational Scholarship
- Hattan Summers Grant
- Hudson Scholarship
- Hunt memorial Scholarship
- Jacobs Scholarship
- Jill Shugart Scholarship
- Jim Henderson Scholarship
- Kasparian Scholarship
- Kirker Scholarship
- Lyons Scholarship
- Murphy Scholarship (Test Prep)
- Selby Scholarship
- Shubzda Memorial Scholarship
- Von Hoffman Scholarship
- Wycoff Arnold Scholarship
For information on how the BEST Education Foundation can assist you in creating a scholarship please contact Pam Parks @ 972-487-3253.
Matt Shubzda Memorial Scholarship
In 2002, the BEST Foundation assisted the family of Matt Shubzda in establishing a scholarship program at Naaman Forest High School in his honor.
Matt, a 1994 graduate of Naaman Forest High School and a Navy pilot, was killed during a training mission off the coast of California in 2002.
The memorial fund was initiated with generous donations made by friends of Matt and his family. For two years, the family also hosted a golf tournament at the Firewheel Golf Park to add to the coffers of the scholarship fund. In the first year alone, they raised over $30,000.00 - a very impressive sum for a first-time tournament.
The Matt Shubzda Memorial Scholarship will be presented annually to a graduating senior that best exemplifies overall excellence and who has also demonstrated active participation in extracurricular activities as well as strong leadership and academic skills.
