Eleven area students have been awarded scholarships from the memorial fund of Star Achievers Dollars for Scholars.
Scholarships were given in memory of 12-year-old Adrienne J. Dugas and the Rev. Henry Ford, longtime Pastor of St. Mark Baptist Church in Long Beach. Both, in their own ways, made a positive difference in the lives of those with whom they came in contact. The motto that the Star Achievers' Chapter adopted, "If I Can Help Somebody Along the Way, Then My Living Will Not Be In Vain," epitomizes the short life of Adrienne J. Dugas and the life of Rev. Henry Ford.
Adrienne was an honor student at Artesia's Faye Ross Middle School, active in band and girls' basketball, when she died suddenly from a brief illness in 1992. She had been active all her life in youth activities at the St. Mark's Children Church and Sunday School.
Rev. Ford was the pastor of St. Mark from 1964 until his death in 1987. He was devoted to Long Beach, serving in many capacities.
For the past eighteen years, Adrienne's parents, Edmond and Lenora Dugas and Rev. Ford's widow, Arbedella Ford, have given scholarships that have helped make college a possibility for more than 145 area students.
At the Star Achievers' Annual Awards and Dinner Program, nearly 200 family members and friends witnessed the awarding of scholarships to 11 high school graduating seniors. The recipients are Poly High School seniors Denise St. Jean, Victoria Zamora, Chinarain Howard and Miles Winston; Wilson Classical High School seniors Tori Monette, Aliyah Abdullah and Andre Crenshaw; California Academy of Math and Science's Darron Kinney; Cerritos High School's Nicholas Oifoh; Mayfair High School's Brenton Owens; and Inglewood High School's Sheun'Tae Morisette. Scholarships ranged from $500 to $2,000.
Scholarships were given in memory of 12-year-old Adrienne J. Dugas and the Rev. Henry Ford, longtime Pastor of St. Mark Baptist Church in Long Beach. Both, in their own ways, made a positive difference in the lives of those with whom they came in contact. The motto that the Star Achievers' Chapter adopted, "If I Can Help Somebody Along the Way, Then My Living Will Not Be In Vain," epitomizes the short life of Adrienne J. Dugas and the life of Rev. Henry Ford.
Adrienne was an honor student at Artesia's Faye Ross Middle School, active in band and girls' basketball, when she died suddenly from a brief illness in 1992. She had been active all her life in youth activities at the St. Mark's Children Church and Sunday School.
Rev. Ford was the pastor of St. Mark from 1964 until his death in 1987. He was devoted to Long Beach, serving in many capacities.
For the past eighteen years, Adrienne's parents, Edmond and Lenora Dugas and Rev. Ford's widow, Arbedella Ford, have given scholarships that have helped make college a possibility for more than 145 area students.
At the Star Achievers' Annual Awards and Dinner Program, nearly 200 family members and friends witnessed the awarding of scholarships to 11 high school graduating seniors. The recipients are Poly High School seniors Denise St. Jean, Victoria Zamora, Chinarain Howard and Miles Winston; Wilson Classical High School seniors Tori Monette, Aliyah Abdullah and Andre Crenshaw; California Academy of Math and Science's Darron Kinney; Cerritos High School's Nicholas Oifoh; Mayfair High School's Brenton Owens; and Inglewood High School's Sheun'Tae Morisette. Scholarships ranged from $500 to $2,000.
Submitted by Lenora Dugas
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