Scholarships
Education is one of Bo’s Effort’s core principles. We now offer mental health-related scholarships through two of our strategic partners: Scholarships for Scholars and Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Scholarships for Scholars
Through Scholarships for Scholars, Bo’s Effort awards scholarships to deserving high school seniors who have personal experience with mental illness or have chosen to go into the mental health field in some capacity upon graduation. The Bo’s Effort Scholarship Committee has the daunt- ing task of reviewing several heart-felt essays from well-deserving, college-bound students and from those, selecting 5 to receive scholarships from Bo’s Effort. Scholarship recipients may use proceeds to help pay tuition, fees, books, technical equipment and room/board at the high education institution of their choice.
2024 Scholarships for Scholars Winners
Congratulations Rebecca Fick, Brianan Teal & Raeha Richman!
Rebecca Fick (top left)
Rebecca is an aspiring social worker with an intense interest in psychology and issues of health and wellness. Indeed, as Rebecca looks ahead toward a professional career, advocacy for mental health looms as the primary requirement of her dream job. “I want to start mental health groups to help students feel confident should they need additional help,” she writes. “My helping hand could be the sunshine in someone’s cloudy world.” Rebecca is attending Mount St. Mary's University.
Brianan Teal (top right)
Brianan learned early how the scourges of addiction, alcoholism and mental illness can ravage a family unit. “When we were taught to say `no’ to drugs during a 7th grade assembly,” Brianan recalls, “I already knew every reason why I would.” Today, as one of North County’s best and brightest, she looks ahead to a career as a mental health clinician, a path she will begin to navigate by studying psychology and
neuroscience in college. “My ultimate goal,” she writes, “is to make a positive difference professionally with those who struggle with mental health issues.” Briannan is attending University of Maryland.
Raeha Richman (bottom right)
Raeha became an avid explorer of the mind-body connection by necessity and by choice. For while Tourette syndrome, the condition that causes motor and vocal tics, has been what Raeha calls “a shaping force in the landscape of my life,” she has learned that narratives that start in her mind can become forces for healing in her body. The universal treatment for the disorder, Raeha tells us, is CBIT- Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics- which she has cleverly named “Acting School.” Raeha informs us that with an arsenal of controlled gestures from her heels, tongue and eyes, many physical
manifestations of the condition can be held at bay. Raeha is attending University of Maryland Global Campus.
Past Scholarships for Scholars Awardees
Jayden Shiflett
Jayden of Old Mill High School was awarded the Bo’s Effort Scholarship because of her patience, wisdom, and tenacity she has demonstrated while working through an eating disorder that has been with her since childhood. While her eating disorder has improved over the years, she admits, “I will always have to fight my eating disorder. But I will continue to manage my mental health issues and focus on taking it one day at a time so that I can not only help myself but also inspire other girls. Even in dark times, hope is not lost.” Jayden is off to Willamette University to study Business and Psychology.
Laci Petruccy
Laci Petruccy, of Severna Park High School, came through a difficult battle with anorexia. Her therapist suggested finding a new coping mechanism for dealing with the eating disorder, and Laci chose aerial gymnastics. Her long-time therapist is always cheering her on, “Laci exemplifies the need for mental illness to be destigmatized as she has been one to thrive while addressing her issues. She has found meaning in her struggles and plans to study psychology so she can support others.” Laci is attending Notre Dame of Maryland University to study Art Therapy and Psychology.
Aileena Reed
Aileena Reed, of Arundel High School, has already completed courses in Sociology and Psychology at Anne Arundel Community College. Aileena demonstrated courage and resilience as a victim of abuse and of the mistreatment she endured in the aftermath of her courageous decision to report it. Her mental health suffered which made a very emotional recovery even more difficult to achieve. Aileena wants to attend University of Maryland and major in Public Health and minor in Psychology, with health management and policy as an area of interest. Her hope is to make a difference in the way health services are distributed to people in need. Aileena admits she has overcome her own experiences with depression, anxiety, and PTSD and wants to be a catalyst for change in the healthcare industry.
Congratulations Angel'lique Lockhart!
Currently a senior at Glen Burnie High School, Angel'lique Lockhart is excelling in the Biomedical Allied Health Magnet Program where she has completed a Keystone Internship and has risen to the top 10% of her graduating class. Angel is headed to Chestnut Hill College to study Biology and Psychology. She says, "I would like to intern in a setting that relates to patients and their mental health."
Congratulations Caden Terrelonge!
Currently a senior at Broadneck High School, Caden Terrelonge is a scholar, athlete, and entrepreneur whose life changed in the fall of 2019 when he lost his 12-year-old sister to suicide. Caden writes, "the Bo's Effort scholarship has made me realize that other people have been through similar situations, and I should never be afraid to raise awareness for mental health." Caden is heading to Florida State University to study Mechanical Engineering.
Congratulations Lucy Li!
A senior at Glen Burnie High School, Lucy Li, is being awarded her scholarship for her passionate interest in psychology and her choice of child psychiatry as her career path. Lucy says, "I believe mental health conditions in children are often overlooked, yet they can have significant impact on their development and well being." Lucy is off to Tulane University to study Neuroscience.