Local Students Awarded Scholarships to Foster Future Caroline County Educators

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The Caroline County Board of Education awarded Aspiring Teacher Scholarships to four students at their May meeting. Each student, chosen from local high schools, received a $5,000 scholarship that can be renewed annually to help fund their teaching degrees.

Gray Wheatley from Colonel Richardson High School will study Secondary Spanish at McDaniel College. Quincy Simmons, Lindsay Sullivan, and Kayla Wielgosz, all from North Caroline High School, are set to attend Salisbury University. Simmons will focus on Early Childhood Education, and both Sullivan and Wielgosz will pursue Elementary Education.

The scholarships require recipients to continue their education majors, accept job offers from Caroline County Public Schools (CCPS) after graduation, and teach in the county for at least two years.

The Board initiated this scholarship program in 2015 to cultivate local educators, address teacher shortages in key areas, and increase diversity among the teaching staff in Caroline County.