The Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools is honored to recognize a generous $46,500 donation from the family of the late Dede Schaffner to the Dede Schaffner Follow Your Dreams Scholarship. Dede’s children—Leslie Kleeb, Debra Smith, and Bill Schaffner—have made this heartfelt contribution to ensure the scholarship continues in perpetuity, awarding two…
Each year, the Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools proudly recognizes the outstanding achievements and aspirations of Seminole County’s graduating seniors through our scholarship program. This year, the impact was greater than ever. In 2025, more than 770 SCPS seniors applied for 41 different scholarship opportunities made available through our Foundation Scholarship Applications. These…
Last Wednesday night, 25 graduating scholars were celebrated at the Take Stock In Children – Seminole Graduation Celebration presented by Massey Services, Inc., Seminole County Public School leaders, TSIC mentors, and family members were there to join in the celebration. It was an amazing night full of excitement, gratitude and enthusiasm…
We all know high school students like to be connected to their phones, so teacher Jordan Orlewicz took advantage of this to create a learning experience. Jordan received a grant from the Foundation to have his students design and build solar-powered phone charging stations at Oviedo High School. The students…
Last Saturday, Seminole County Public Schools held it’s annual Strolling with Serita event. This wellness event is their biggest health event of the year, it is free and open to all SCPS employees and their families! Each year, the event continues to grow and impact our employees. We had over 2,000…
SCPS Leadership, The Foundation, and members of the community came together on Tuesday, January 28th, to celebrate our amazing teachers who keep our A-rated school district going strong! Congratulations to our Teacher of the Year, Bailey Hocker, and all of our other teachers who work day in and day out…
On Thursday, January 23rd, SCPS held its annual Employee of the Year Celebration to honor the support staff that work hard behind the scenes to keep our A-rated school district going strong! The Foundation is happy to support this event and help provide these employees with a memorable experience with…
We are excited to open the application window for the 2025 Foundation for SCPS Senior Scholarships! Thanks to generous support from throughout the community, The Foundation will award over $150,000 in scholarships this spring! There will be recipients from all 10 high schools. The application deadline is Monday, March 17, 2025. Our…
Thank you to the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations (CFEF) for the continued support of the Foundation and our programs! Since 2001, more than $72 million dollars has been appropriated by the Florida Legislature for the School District Education Foundation Matching Grant Program. As part of a $7 million grant…
The Orlando Magic Youth Foundation (OMYF) awarded our Take Stock in Children program a generous grant of $25,000. The funds provided by OMYF will support the services and resources we offer to our Take Stock students. Specifically, they will go toward the annual purchase of Two-Year Florida Prepaid Scholarships, ensuring…
