Union Awards $3K In Scholarship Funds To Local Tech Students

Press release from the Oakland Schools:

Union awards $3,000 in scholarship funds to local tech students

Scholarships given in memory of former OSTC-NE teacher

The Oakland Technical Center Education Association has given six graduating Oakland Schools Technical Campus seniors a total of $3,000 in scholarship money ($500 each) to help them further their education.

The 2020 recipients are:

Oakland Schools Technical Campus-Northeast

Jaidan Hornbuckle – Cosmetology – Home-Schooled

Morgan Spina – Health Sciences – Lake Orion High School

Oakland Schools Technical Campus-Northwest

Danielle Little – Culinary Arts & Hospitality – Clarkston High School

Morgen Swanson – Health Sciences – Holly High School

Oakland Schools Technical Campus Southwest

Samantha Antonich – Agriscience & Environmental Technologies – Milford High School

Trinity Vincent – Health Sciences – Walled Lake Central

During the past 15 years, the recipients have come from all nine of the career clusters offered at Oakland Schools Technical Campuses. In total, $38,700 has been awarded and 73 scholarships earned.

Tom Cain was a longtime career and technical education teacher at OSTC-NE. The money comes from employees at each of the four OSTCs, Oakland Schools, friends and family of Tom Cain and other supporters of career technical education.

This press release was produced by the Oakland Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.